Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA

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2023 Population

102,384

0.491% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.1

0.249% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

8.1%

1.41% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$102,674

0.723% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$342,400

6.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

50,637

1.21% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA had a population of 102k people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $102,674. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA grew from 101,884 to 102,384, a 0.491% increase and its median household income declined from $103,422 to $102,674, a −0.723% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.6%), Other (Hispanic) (3.63%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.56%).

11.7% of the households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was $342,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.6%.

Most people in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was 2 cars per household.

Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA borders Chester County (North) PUMA, PA, Chester County (East Central)--West Chester Borough PUMA, PA, Chester County (South) PUMA, PA, and Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA.

United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA is home to a population of 102k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.75% of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA residents were born outside of the country (5.89k people).

In 2023, there were 6.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (72.4k people) in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.71k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA are Spanish (6,369 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (1,603 households), and German (411 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

52,858

Women

51.5%

49,815

Men

48.5%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 102,673 inhabitants, with 48.5% men, and 51.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA.

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Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97% of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
72.4k ± 1.56k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 1.16k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.71k ± 941

10%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

10% of the people in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
1,676 ± 997 people
India
1,014 ± 778 people
Jamaica
495 ± 545 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was Mexico, the natal country of 1,676 Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA residents, followed by India with 1,014 and Jamaica with 495.

Foreign-Born Population

5.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.89k people

5.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.81k people

As of 2023, 5.75% of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA residents (5.89k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was 5.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
6,369 households (6.61%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
1,603 households (1.66%)
German
411 households (0.426%)

11.7% of the households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was Spanish. 6.61% of the households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,860 ± 358
Gulf War (2001-)
1,038 ± 236
Gulf War (1990s)
499 ± 154

Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA employs 50.6k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA were Elementary & secondary schools (3,201 people), Construction (3,089 people), and Computer Systems Design (2,455 people), and the highest paying industries were Offices of physicians ($230,338), Management of companies & enterprises ($205,532), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($188,645).

Males in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.42 times higher than the average income of females, which is $74,534. The income inequality in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

23,517

Women

46.4%

27,120

Men

53.6%

The workforce of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA in 2023 was 50,637 people, with 46.4% woman, and 53.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

50.6k

2023 Value

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± −1.21%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 51.3k employees to 50.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA, are Other managers (1,661 people), Customer service representatives (1,250 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

50.6k

2023 Value

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± −1.21%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 51.3k employees to 50.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,201 people), Construction (3,089 people), and Computer Systems Design (2,455 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,513

Median earning men ± $2,537

$47,600

Median earning women ± $2,345

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,173), Public Administration ($100,452), and Information ($94,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($93,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,330), and Manufacturing ($72,426).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.552% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.7% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (21.5k), High School or Equivalent (21.2k), and Some college (12.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was $342,400 in 2023, which is 1.13 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $320,300 to $342,400, a 6.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA is 78.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$342,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,326

$29,127

Median Property Taxes

±$1,027

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.6%

Homeownership

2023

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.6% of the housing units in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$102,674

Median Household Income

± $4,891

37.1k

Number of Households

± 1,467

In 2023, the median household income of the 37.1k households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA declined from $102,674 from the previous year's value of $103,422.

The following chart displays the households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA

In 2023, the income inequality in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.02% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (9.72%)

In 2023, 70.4% of workers in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA (8.25k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.7% of the population of Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.03% increase from the previous year (1,216 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 371 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

1,265 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,265 patients per year. This represents a 4.03% increase from the previous year (1,216 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.35%

Uninsured

54.8%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

12.1%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA declined by 9.59% from 5.91% to 5.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.