Household Types in Chester County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family257.952774%48.034142%57.952774%58.0%108,210108k8.705502%11.943581%8.705502%8.7%16,25516.3k3.629479%4.424187%3.629479%3.6%6,77723.417827%29.571826%23.417827%23.4%43,72643.7k6.294418%6.026265%6.294418%6.3%11,75311.8k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads80.644114%67.536265%80.644114%80.6%47,20147.2k13.642576%24.415691%13.642576%13.6%7,9855.713309%8.048043%5.713309%5.7%3,344

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.346233%25.603611%31.346233%31.3%58,53058.5k68.470606%74.187216%68.470606%68.5%127,849128k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%CountAsian3Other3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-2.966676%-3.007315%-10.918450%-3.440802%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-20.333243%20%79.666757%61.737928%79.666757%80%7,382-12.250712%-12.321937%-9.757835%-6.695157%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-41.025641%41%58.974359%32.309803%58.974359%59%1,404-7.501476%-3.146550%-24.388590%-6.313826%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-41.350442%41%58.649558%51.551298%58.649558%59%159,222159k-15.426680%-11.267808%-10.476328%-6.835516%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-44.006332%44%55.993668%39.601521%55.993668%56%6,949-12.134584%-2.978489%-25.261997%-8.052951%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-48.428020%48%51.571980%35.590131%51.571980%52%1,813-26.409406%-5.376344%-27.786152%-7.345995%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-66.917898%67%33.082102%22.065543%33.082102%33%9,951
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Chester County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
26%37%47%58%68%79%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%9%15%21%26%33%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%3.4%6.3%9.2%12.0%15.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%22%28%34%41%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%29%36%44%51%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Chester County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%34%46%58%70%83%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%10%17%24%32%39%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%15%25%34%43%52%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%13%24%35%46%57%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Chester County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%38%57%76%95%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%28%37%46%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%61%76%
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Household Types by Place in Chester County

There are 33 places that are fully or partially contained within Chester County (32 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Chester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County, selected places in Chester County, and entities that contain Chester County
0%20%40%60%Count#DevonToughkenamonChesterKenilworthAtglenEagleviewWest GroveElversonAvondaleHoney BrookCalnExtonLionvilleParkesburgCochranvilleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastBerwynMiddle AtlanticLincoln UnivPhiladelphiaKennett SqPaoliChesterbrookWestwoodOxfordModenaDowningtownThorndaleMalvernS PottstownSpring CityPhoenixvilleS CoatesvilleCoatesvilleWest ChesterPomeroy70.813397%70.813397%71%444169.036697%69.036697%69%301257.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k53.887399%53.887399%54%402353.765690%53.765690%54%257453.316327%53.316327%53%418552.738990%52.738990%53%491652.614897%52.614897%53%332752.000000%52.000000%52%208851.223022%51.223022%51%356950.766610%50.766610%51%2981050.436469%50.436469%50%1,0401150.431520%50.431520%50%1,3441249.720280%49.720280%50%7111349.618321%49.618321%50%1301448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.831755%46.831755%47%6431546.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.153846%46.153846%46%61646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.770171%45.770171%46%9361745.115525%45.115525%45%1,1131842.714932%42.714932%43%9441940.000000%40.000000%40%1442038.505747%38.505747%39%7372137.850467%37.850467%38%812237.668442%37.668442%38%1,2022337.531807%37.531807%38%5902437.046803%37.046803%37%5622536.745690%36.745690%37%3412635.342262%35.342262%35%4752733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722829.862475%29.862475%30%1522926.811594%26.811594%27%1,1843026.044776%26.044776%26%1,7453122.826087%22.826087%23%4232
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 32 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Chester County

There are 73 county subdivisions in Chester County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Chester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,343.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County, selected county subdivisions in Chester County, and entities that contain Chester County
0%20%40%60%Count#New LondonE NottinghamUpper UwchlanWallaceBirminghamE BrandywineW PikelandPocopsonFranklinE VincentLondon GrvNew GdnCharlestownE MarlboroughWesttownW BradfordLower OxfordEasttownW VincentSchuylkillE FallowfieldPennsburyUwchlanE CoventryKennettW CalnE BradfordE PikelandWillistownW BrandywineChesterW GoshenTredyffrinW WhitelandPenn TownshipN CoventryE WhitelandHoney BrkE GoshenE CalnVlyParkesburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSadsburyNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaKennett SqCaln TownshipOxfordDowningtownMalvernPhoenixvilleCoatesvilleWest Chester78.838850%78.838850%79%1,453178.105263%78.105263%78%2,226277.645467%77.645467%78%2,869377.329975%77.329975%77%921477.247956%77.247956%77%1,134576.964478%76.964478%77%2,145675.728155%75.728155%76%1,092775.197889%75.197889%75%855873.518041%73.518041%74%1,141972.822300%72.822300%73%1,6721072.402855%72.402855%72%1,8261171.751412%71.751412%72%2,7941271.708379%71.708379%72%1,3181371.222756%71.222756%71%1,9281471.067049%71.067049%71%2,7241570.181988%70.181988%70%3,0081667.952522%67.952522%68%6871767.532802%67.532802%68%2,6251867.421603%67.421603%67%1,1611966.903073%66.903073%67%1,9812065.420200%65.420200%65%1,6972164.713990%64.713990%65%9392264.551908%64.551908%65%4,3652362.880886%62.880886%63%1,5892462.169141%62.169141%62%1,9262560.808709%60.808709%61%1,9552660.005528%60.005528%60%2,1712759.945781%59.945781%60%1,7692859.496621%59.496621%59%2,5532959.079646%59.079646%59%1,6693057.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k57.833194%57.833194%58%4,8473157.092614%57.092614%57%6,8183256.968818%56.968818%57%3,9283355.895197%55.895197%56%1,2803455.759494%55.759494%56%1,7623555.685441%55.685441%56%2,0963655.508146%55.508146%56%1,4313754.284668%54.284668%54%4,4473853.536346%53.536346%54%1,0903952.016129%52.016129%52%1,4194049.720280%49.720280%50%7114148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.334755%47.334755%47%6664247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.770171%45.770171%46%9364344.069360%44.069360%44%2,3894438.505747%38.505747%39%7374537.668442%37.668442%38%1,2024637.046803%37.046803%37%5624733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4724826.811594%26.811594%27%1,1844926.044776%26.044776%26%1,74550
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Chester County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterMontgomeryGloucesterCecilBurlingtonSalemUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelawareNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew CastlePhiladelphiaCamdenPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k255.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k354.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k453.885870%53.885870%54%19,93419.9k553.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k648.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.714957%46.714957%47%94,60994.6k946.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k11
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Chester County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaFayetteErieLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Chester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Chester County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxChesterSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPhiladelphiaPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k57.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M45.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

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 Chester County. 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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Boroughs:
Atglen, Avondale, Downingtown, Elverson, Honey Brook, Kennett Square, Malvern, Modena, Oxford, Parkesburg, Phoenixville, South Coatesville, Spring City, West Chester, West Grove
Cities:
Coatesville
Townships:
Birmingham, Caln, Charlestown, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East Fallowfield, East Goshen, East Marlborough, East Nantmeal, East Nottingham, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Easttown, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Honey Brook, Kennett, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London, Newlin, North Coventry, Penn, Pennsbury, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Thornbury, Tredyffrin, Upper Oxford, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Fallowfield, West Goshen, West Marlborough, West Nantmeal, West Nottingham, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent, West Whiteland, Westtown, Willistown
Unincorporated Places:
Berwyn, Caln, Chesterbrook, Cheyney University, Cochranville, Devon, Eagleview, Exton, Kenilworth, Lincoln University, Lionville, Paoli, Pomeroy, South Pottstown, Thorndale, Toughkenamon, Westwood
ZIP Codes:
17527, 19073, 19087, 19301, 19310, 19311, 19312, 19316, 19317, 19319, 19320, 19330, 19333, 19335, 19341, 19342, 19343, 19344, 19345, 19348, 19350, 19352, 19355, 19358, 19362, 19363, 19365, 19367, 19372, 19373, 19374, 19375, 19380, 19382, 19383, 19390, 19425, 19442, 19457, 19460, 19465, 19475, 19520, 19543
Unified School Districts:
Avon Grove, Coatesville, Downingtown, Great Valley, Kennett District, Octorara, Owen J. Roberts, Oxford, Phoenixville, Spring-Ford, Tredyffrin-Easttown, Twin Valley, Unionville-Chadds Ford, West Chester
Congressional Districts:
PA-6, PA-7, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-9, PA-19, PA-26, PA-44
State House Districts:
PA-13, PA-26, PA-74, PA-155, PA-156, PA-157, PA-158, PA-160, PA-167
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Cecil, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, New Castle
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Harford, Kent, Lebanon, Lehigh, Philadelphia, Salem