Chester Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,030

Total Population

29.3

Median age

56.33%

Female population %

77.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

135

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chester township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chester township is 29.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester township's population under 18 was 30.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester township, 23.03% were under the age of 15, 27.54% aged 15 to 29, 36.80% aged 30 to 64, 11.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 510 more females than males in Chester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.33% females and 43.67% males in Chester Township, Pennsylvania.
The Chester Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 77.5:100 i.e. 77.5 men to 100 women (0.775).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 166.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 287.

Chester township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester township population: 11.86% are White, 78.83% are Black or African American, 0.87% are Asian and 8.44% are multiracial.
Chester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the township.
By ethnicity, 135 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,895 (96.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester township is Black or African American with a population of 3,177 (78.83% of the total population).

Chester township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,651 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chester township's population decreased by 689 (14.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester township's population increased by 105 (2.65%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chester township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 3,962.