Chester County

Chester County has 547,840 residents across 37 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $127,208, 63% above the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $485,600, and 57% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

547,840residentsACS 2020–2024

$127,208median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$485,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Chester County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Chester County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Chester County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 37 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
19087	33,528	$171K	$748K	74%	77%	98%	28 min
19301	7,814	$167K	$550K	81%	76%	96%	27 min
19310	2,950	$82K	$316K	83%	26%	83%	28 min
19311	11,692	$156K	$541K	86%	58%	96%	28 min
19312	12,283	$204K	$855K	87%	76%	98%	32 min
19316	389	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	0%	100%	36 min
19317	10,864	$174K	$625K	91%	73%	98%	31 min
19320	55,941	$91K	$330K	74%	31%	93%	32 min
19330	5,957	$110K	$387K	88%	35%	90%	37 min
19333	7,471	$173K	$761K	66%	82%	97%	25 min
19335	53,629	$143K	$494K	79%	62%	98%	29 min
19341	21,709	$122K	$509K	49%	64%	96%	28 min
19343	8,450	$160K	$568K	88%	62%	97%	31 min
19344	12,827	$87K	$321K	79%	30%	81%	32 min
19345	768	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	83%	–	14 min
19348	23,621	$124K	$543K	71%	55%	93%	26 min
19350	10,945	$144K	$533K	87%	58%	99%	29 min
19352	11,484	$165K	$473K	97%	56%	99%	31 min
19355	29,425	$169K	$692K	74%	75%	95%	27 min
19358	191	$72K	$163K	51%	18%	92%	31 min
19362	6,092	$89K	$360K	86%	23%	92%	31 min
19363	18,231	$107K	$370K	74%	35%	91%	32 min
19365	8,006	$105K	$340K	74%	31%	85%	34 min
19369	122	$133K	$-666667K	75%	100%	100%	42 min
19372	1,854	$115K	$337K	46%	42%	96%	28 min
19374	434	$-666667K	$355K	63%	22%	95%	18 min
19375	234	$250K	$614K	80%	53%	100%	18 min
19380	49,856	$123K	$564K	72%	66%	95%	28 min
19382	54,127	$132K	$569K	71%	64%	96%	27 min
19383	6,537	$24K	$-666667K	0%	99%	54%	19 min
19390	12,546	$129K	$418K	82%	48%	93%	36 min
19425	17,219	$212K	$657K	89%	79%	99%	33 min
19457	148	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	72%	71%	26 min
19460	45,423	$124K	$456K	72%	60%	95%	29 min
19465	18,564	$108K	$405K	81%	44%	93%	30 min
19475	12,298	$97K	$400K	70%	54%	90%	31 min
19520	6,277	$100K	$417K	81%	36%	86%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

547,840 residents in 204,774 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

22%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

59%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

212,491 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $485,600 (±$4,003).

75%

of households own their home

60%

of homes are detached single-family houses

14%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,763

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–20198%

2000–200916%

1990–199914%

1980–198915%

1970–197914%

1960–19698%

1950–19598%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier13%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,511.

$127,208

median household income

6.0%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

57%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

71%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

24%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Chester County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.