Chester City, Pennsylvania

Chester City is a city located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. Chester City had an official population of 36854 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 36564, giving it the 16th largest population among Pennsylvania. The city spans an area of 6.01 mi˛ (15.57 sq km), of which, 4.85 square miles (12.56 sq km) of it is land and 1.17 square miles (3.03 sq km) of it is water, it is the 84th largest by area in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is ranks eighth in the size of its inland waterways in Pennsylvania.

As of the census of 2000, there were 36854 people, 12814 households, and 8126 families residing in the city. The population density was 7605.4 people per square mile (2936.46/km˛), giving it the 39th most densely populated city among the Pennsylvania. There were 14976 housing units at an average density of 3087.8 per square mile (1192.21/km˛). The average household size was 2.64 persons, and the average family size was 3.34 persons. Age range in the city was well distributed with 29.8% under the age of 18, 13% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median age of the city's population was 30.6 years, The median age of males was 28.5 years, for females the median age was 32.5 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 18.94% White, 75.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.61% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, 1.51% from two or more races and 3.03% Other races.

Chester city Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Chester city Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Chester City Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $25703, it is 133rd poorest city by median household income in Pennsylvania. The median income for a family in the city was $30336, making it the 84th lowest city by median family income in Pennsylvania. The per capita income for the city was $13052, it is 106th poorest city by per capita income in Pennsylvania. The median income is $17738, Males have a median income of $20591 versus $16518 for females.

In 2000, 11394 pupils and students, of which 5579 are male and 5815 are female, 30.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 834 nursery or pri school, 549 kindergarten, 5230 elementary school, 2323 high school and 2458 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census36854
April 2000 Estimate36854
July 2000 Estimate36879
July 2001 Estimate36974
July 2002 Estimate37164
July 2003 Estimate36917
July 2004 Estimate36873
July 2005 Estimate36737
July 2006 Estimate36700
July 2007 Estimate36611
July 2008 Estimate36564
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school328506834
Kindergarten284265549
Elementary school269025405230
High school116111622323
College or graduate school111613422458
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Chester city, Pennsylvania$25703$30336$13052
Delaware County, Pennsylvania$50092$61590$25040
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587