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 2010-2014, the total Chester county population is 506,422, which has grown 16.82% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.89% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Chester county median household income is $86,093 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 31.85% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Chester county median house value is $323,600 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 77.32% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 70.00% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. 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 506,422 (2010-2014), rank #7 Population Growth 16.82% since 2000, rank #5 Population Density: 667.02/sq mi, rank #8 Median Household Income: $86,093 at 2010-2014—31.85% increase since 2000, rank #1 Median House Price: $323,600 at 2010-2014—77.32% 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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