Household Types in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County and West Chester
West Chester
Chester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family226.044776%57.952774%26.044776%26.0%1,7457.537313%8.705502%7.537313%7.5%5053.283582%3.629479%3.283582%3.3%22033.492537%23.417827%33.492537%33.5%2,24429.641791%6.294418%29.641791%29.6%1,986

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Chester County and West Chester
West Chester
Chester County
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads70.178926%80.644114%70.178926%70.2%70624.353877%13.642576%24.353877%24.4%2455.467197%5.713309%5.467197%5.5%55

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County and West Chester
West Chester
Chester County
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children215.014925%31.346233%15.014925%15.0%1,00684.447761%68.470606%84.447761%84.4%5,658

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County and West Chester
West Chester
Chester County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Black3Mixed3-0.000000%-0.000000%-24.409449%-35.433071%-2.966676%-3.007315%-10.918450%-3.440802%-59.842520%60%40.157480%79.666757%40.157480%40%127-18.552036%-10.633484%-20.588235%-12.217195%-15.426680%-11.267808%-10.476328%-6.835516%-61.990950%62%38.009050%55.993668%38.009050%38%442-10.576923%-0.000000%-44.230769%-14.423077%-12.250712%-12.321937%-9.757835%-6.695157%-69.230769%69%30.769231%58.974359%30.769231%31%104-5.081568%-2.231389%-35.045940%-32.308269%-7.501476%-3.146550%-24.388590%-6.313826%-74.667167%75%25.332833%58.649558%25.332833%25%5,333-16.483516%-8.477237%-31.083203%-21.507064%-26.409406%-5.376344%-27.786152%-7.345995%-77.551020%78%22.448980%33.082102%22.448980%22%637-63.157895%-0.000000%-15.789474%-21.052632%-12.134584%-2.978489%-25.261997%-8.052951%-100.000000%100%0.000000%51.571980%0.000000%0%57

Map of Household Types by Tract in West Chester

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22.3%23.5%24.6%25.8%26.9%28.1%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%5.8%7.2%8.7%10.1%11.7%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%1.9%3.1%4.3%5.5%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18.7%23.6%28.4%33.3%38.1%43.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
18%24%30%36%42%48%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11.2%12.9%14.6%16.3%18.0%19.8%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in West Chester

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%34%45%57%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.7%23.4%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.0%6.7%8.4%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%19%28%37%46%55%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4%19%33%47%62%76%
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Map of Household Types by Block in West Chester

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%29%36%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by County Subdivision in the Philadelphia Area

There are 375 county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares West Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,218.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain West Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#SpringfieldNorthamptonUpper DublinLower MakefieldPiedmontMiddletown-OdessaMontgomeryLower ProvidenceWashingtonGlasgowMiddletownHorshamHaverfordCherry HlChesterLower MerionTredyffrin5, N EEveshamVoorheesAbingtonWarminsterMonroeWest ChesterRadnorUpper MorelandUpper MerionGloucesterFallsBrandywineMt LaurelWinslowPike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…BensalemBristolUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyDeptfordCheltenhamNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaWillingboroUpper ChristianaPembertonPennsauken3, ElktonNewarkNew CastleUpper DarbyLower ChristianaNorristownPhiladelphiaWest ChesterWest ChesterWilmingtonCamdenChester69.930406%69.930406%70%5,828169.118072%69.118072%69%9,577268.499100%68.499100%68%6,467368.448889%68.448889%68%8,283467.177745%67.177745%67%7,317566.130237%66.130237%66%11,50611.5k663.976229%63.976229%64%5,921763.784036%63.784036%64%5,458861.755191%61.755191%62%10,49910.5k960.161323%60.161323%60%8,8011059.723957%59.723957%60%9,5631159.593563%59.593563%60%5,7771258.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k1358.477838%58.477838%58%15,34415.3k1457.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k57.411754%57.411754%57%12,96313.0k1557.092614%57.092614%57%6,8181656.319339%56.319339%56%5,1781756.133509%56.133509%56%9,7881856.127609%56.127609%56%6,1051955.924600%55.924600%56%11,71911.7k2054.834714%54.834714%55%7,0832154.698885%54.698885%55%7,3572254.609221%54.609221%55%22,42222.4k52.872485%52.872485%53%5,0712352.825836%52.825836%53%5,0382452.709812%52.709812%53%6,3122551.825224%51.825224%52%12,11012.1k2651.375284%51.375284%51%6,5562751.250751%51.250751%51%16,20616.2k2850.020270%50.020270%50%8,6372950.003672%50.003672%50%6,8093050.000000%50.000000%50%8,3733149.627844%49.627844%50%11,73511.7k3248.945473%48.945473%49%9,5153348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6943447.748601%47.748601%48%5,5463547.438846%47.438846%47%6,8073647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M46.014108%46.014108%46%4,7623745.693780%45.693780%46%4,5843845.549685%45.549685%46%4,4833945.491503%45.491503%45%5,5954044.912867%44.912867%45%4,3044144.210614%44.210614%44%10,58810.6k4243.764300%43.764300%44%13,96314.0k4341.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k4438.414326%38.414326%38%5,3204529.463486%29.463486%29%3,6194627.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4726.044776%26.044776%26%1,74526.044776%26.044776%26%1,74521.193387%21.193387%21%5,9994819.774764%19.774764%20%4,8994917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650

Household Types by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares West Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Married by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Chester, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain West Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#NorthamptonLower MakefieldCranberryN HuntingdonLower MacungiePlumMiddletownHampdenHaverfordManheimChesterLower MerionHempfieldShalerTredyffrinBethel ParkSpgAbingtonWarminsterWest ChesterMcCandlessYork TownshipRadnorMt LebanonUpper MerionFallsRoss TownshipBensalemLower PaxtonBristolMillcreekUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyCheltenhamNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaMonroevillePenn HlsUpper DarbyAltoonaScrantonBethlehemWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterWest ChesterYorkState CollegeHarrisburgChester69.118072%69.118072%69%9,577168.448889%68.448889%68%8,283267.520117%67.520117%68%7,384363.354744%63.354744%63%7,792463.132589%63.132589%63%7,747560.675786%60.675786%61%6,698659.723957%59.723957%60%9,563759.685864%59.685864%60%7,068858.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k958.687259%58.687259%59%9,1201057.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k57.411754%57.411754%57%12,96313.0k1157.291790%57.291790%57%9,6721257.225148%57.225148%57%6,9541357.092614%57.092614%57%6,8181456.472782%56.472782%56%7,5731555.938807%55.938807%56%5,8871655.924600%55.924600%56%11,71911.7k1754.834714%54.834714%55%7,0831854.609221%54.609221%55%22,42222.4k54.439827%54.439827%54%6,4191952.931210%52.931210%53%6,2482052.872485%52.872485%53%5,0712152.748907%52.748907%53%7,3592252.709812%52.709812%53%6,3122351.375284%51.375284%51%6,5562450.207258%50.207258%50%6,9042549.627844%49.627844%50%11,73511.7k2649.071070%49.071070%49%9,9842748.945473%48.945473%49%9,5152848.258133%48.258133%48%10,88810.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6943047.438846%47.438846%47%6,8073147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.764603%45.764603%46%5,7433241.323657%41.323657%41%7,6303341.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k3440.109831%40.109831%40%7,4503536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k3635.285749%35.285749%35%7,1933732.982293%32.982293%33%3,5393832.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k4031.680376%31.680376%32%6,7404129.463486%29.463486%29%3,6194229.303145%29.303145%29%4,4914328.315931%28.315931%28%8,2174428.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4527.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4626.044776%26.044776%26%1,74526.044776%26.044776%26%1,74525.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104723.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904822.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares West Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain West Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodChesterBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipWest ChesterStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreecePhiladelphiaQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkWest ChesterWest ChesterNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k57.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.609221%54.609221%55%22,42222.4k54.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1846.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1940.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4426.044776%26.044776%26%1,74526.044776%26.044776%26%1,74525.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares West Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain West Chester
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoChesterSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…West ChesterOntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWest ChesterWest ChesterWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k357.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k56.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.609221%54.609221%55%22,42222.4k54.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4726.044776%26.044776%26%1,74526.044776%26.044776%26%1,74524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in West Chester. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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