Chester County

Chester county is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Chester county has 750.51 square miles of land area and 8.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Chester county population is 498,886, which has grown 15.08% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Chester county median household income is $84,741 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 29.78% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.89% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Chester county median house value is $334,300 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 83.18% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 70.62% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Chester county is better than the state average in quality. The Chester county area codes are 484, 610.

Population 498,886 (2010), rank #7 Population Growth 15.08% since 2000, rank #5 Population Density: 657.09/sq mi, rank #8 Median Household Income: $84,741 at 2006-2010—29.78% increase since 2000, rank #1 Median House Price: $334,300 at 2006-2010—83.18% increase since 2000, rank #1 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 750.51 sq mi, rank #28 Water Area: 8.73 sq mi (1.15%), rank #23 State: Pennsylvania Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD School District: Area Code: 484, 610

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