Chester Heights, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,948

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

51.4

17.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.34%

0.657% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,009

6.07% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$343,200

Population & Diversity

Chester Heights, PA is home to a population of 2.95k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.23% of Chester Heights, PA residents were born outside of the country (213 people).

In 2024, there were 17.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.46k people) in Chester Heights, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 116 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Chester Heights, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chester Heights, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chester Heights, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chester Heights, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.46k ± 173
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
137 ± 105
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
116 ± 77

6.17%

Hispanic Population

182 people

6.17% of the people in Chester Heights, PA are hispanic (182 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chester Heights, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

7.23%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

213 people

7.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

As of 2024, 7.23% of Chester Heights, PA residents (213 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chester Heights, PA was 7.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chester Heights, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
56 ± 52
Vietnam
33 ± 32
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 18

Chester Heights, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chester Heights, PA.

Economy

The economy of Chester Heights, PA employs 1.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chester Heights, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (284 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (267 people), and Manufacturing (174 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($137,792), Public Administration ($123,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,729).

Employment

Occupations

1.4k

2024 Value

± 233

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 24.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chester Heights, PA declined at a rate of −6.72%, from 1.5k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chester Heights, PA, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (185 people), Management Occupations (160 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (144 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chester Heights, 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

1.4k

2024 Value

± 233

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 24.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chester Heights, PA declined at a rate of −6.72%, from 1.5k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chester Heights, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (284 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (267 people), and Manufacturing (174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chester Heights, PA, though some of these residents may live in Chester Heights, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,992

Median earning men ± $11,913

$66,822

Median earning women ± $22,305

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($137,958), Manufacturing ($111,250), and Public Administration ($94,091).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,054), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,143).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chester Heights, PA was $343,200 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,600 to $343,200, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Chester Heights, PA is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chester Heights, PA have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chester Heights, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$343,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,694

$1,021

Median Property Taxes

±$156

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 Heights, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chester Heights, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Chester Heights, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chester Heights, 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.

$104,009

Median Household Income

± $23,315

1.35k

Number of Households

± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.35k households in Chester Heights, PA declined from $104,009 from the previous year's value of $110,729.

The following chart displays the households in Chester Heights, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chester Heights, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (62.6%)
Worked At Home (29.8%)
Public Transit (2.87%)

In 2024, 62.6% of workers in Chester Heights, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.87%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chester Heights, PA have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Chester Heights, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chester Heights, 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 Heights, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chester Heights, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chester Heights, PA (152 out of 2.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chester Heights, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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