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Pennsylvania · Census place 13208

Chester city, PA

Quick answer

Chester city has 33,209 residents, ranking #16 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $39,809, the median home is worth $85,400 and median gross rent runs $1,080 a month.

Population
33,209Chester city residents
Median household income
$39,809Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$85,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
40.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Chester city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chester city median would spend about 32.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.8% of residents and 40.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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