West Chester, PA
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None of the households in West Chester, 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.
In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in West Chester, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.
The economy of West Chester, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in West Chester, PA are Retail Trade (1,516 people), Educational Services (1,444 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,267 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($119,091), Finance & Insurance ($102,804), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,716).
Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Chester, PA, are Management Occupations (1,533 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,304 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,070 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Chester, PA.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Chester, PA, are Retail Trade (1,516 people), Educational Services (1,444 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Chester, PA, though some of these residents may live in West Chester, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 2022, universities in West Chester, PA awarded 4,930 degrees. The student population of West Chester, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 6,780 male students and 10,495 female students.
In 2022 there were 17,275 students enrolled in West Chester, PA, 39.2% men and 60.8% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.
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.
In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.
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.
The following map shows all of the places in West Chester, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in West Chester, 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 N/A range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 1. 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.
In 2023, 63.6% of workers in West Chester, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who walked to work (13.4%).
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.
Using averages, employees in West Chester, PA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 0.969% of the workforce in West Chester, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in West Chester, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in West Chester, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Chester, PA have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Chester, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Chester, 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.
N/A% of the population of West Chester, PA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in West Chester, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
