Chester County Information
Chester in
Pennsylvania occupies
760 square miles and has a 2006 population of
482,112, a change from a 2000 population of
433,501 and
376,389 in 1990.
13.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.4% percent is 25-35, and
15.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
711 acts of violent crime reported in
Chester in 2004, a change from
974 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
8,972 people:
3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.1%.
Read more about
Chester, Pennsylvania in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Chester | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Land Area | 760 sq. miles | Ranked 1,263 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 482,112 | Ranked 132 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 473,723 | |
| Population 2000 | 433,501 | Ranked 138 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 376,389 | Ranked 135 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.6% | |
| African American | 6.2% | |
| Asian American | 3% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 711 | 974 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 71 | |
| Robberies | 145 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 492 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 6,773 | 7,404 |
| Burglaries | 1,074 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5,322 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 377 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 259,490 | 235,821 |
| Unemployed Population | 8,972 | 7,225 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 3.1% |
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