Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chester County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 433,501 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 433,501 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,126 3.7%
Male 212,739 49.1%     Mexican 8,226 1.9%
Female 220,762 50.9%     Puerto Rican 4,803 1.1%
          Cuban 413 0.1%
Under 5 years 29,330 6.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 2,684 0.6%
5 to 9 years 32,556 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 417,375 96.3%
10 to 14 years 33,105 7.6%     White alone 377,925 87.2%
15 to 19 years 29,600 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 23,410 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 54,720 12.6%       Total population 433,501 100.0%
35 to 44 years 76,903 17.7%   In households 418,757 96.6%
45 to 54 years 64,406 14.9%     Householder 157,905 36.4%
55 to 59 years 22,583 5.2%     Spouse 95,491 22.0%
60 to 64 years 16,211 3.7%     Child 132,999 30.7%
65 to 74 years 27,128 6.3%       Own child under 18 years 106,211 24.5%
75 to 84 years 17,782 4.1%     Other relatives 14,815 3.4%
85 years and over 5,767 1.3%       Under 18 years 5,043 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 17,547 4.0%
Median age (years) 36.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 6,749 1.6%
        In group quarters 14,744 3.4%
18 years and over 319,919 73.8%     Institutionalized population 5,922 1.4%
  Male 154,250 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 8,822 2.0%
  Female 165,669 38.2%        
21 years and over 303,976 70.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 59,899 13.8%       Total households 157,905 100.0%
65 years and over 50,677 11.7%   Family households (families) 113,303 71.8%
  Male 21,266 4.9%       With own children under 18 years 55,473 35.1%
  Female 29,411 6.8%     Married couple family 95,491 60.5%
            With own children under 18 years 46,087 29.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 12,846 8.1%
One race 428,890 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 6,954 4.4%
  White 386,745 89.2%   Nonfamily households 44,602 28.2%
  Black or African American 27,040 6.2%     Householder living alone 35,753 22.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 645 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 11,944 7.6%
  Asian 8,468 2.0%        
    Asian Indian 2,849 0.7%   Households with individuals under 18 years 58,629 37.1%
    Chinese 2,522 0.6%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 34,005 21.5%
    Filipino 520 0.1%        
    Japanese 286 0.1%   Average household size 2.65 (X)
    Korean 953 0.2%   Average family size 3.15 (X)
    Vietnamese 725 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 613 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 140 0.0%       Total housing units 163,773 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 47 0.0%   Occupied housing units 157,905 96.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 15 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,868 3.6%
    Samoan 26 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 571 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 52 0.0%        
  Some other race 5,852 1.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 4,611 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 390,519 90.1%       Occupied housing units 157,905 100.0%
Black or African American 29,221 6.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 120,428 76.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,812 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 37,477 23.7%
Asian 9,441 2.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 262 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.80 (X)
Some other race 7,221 1.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.16 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.