Chester County, South Carolina Demographics

Chester County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Chester County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Chester County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Chester County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Chester County is 19th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Chester County is 20th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	32,546	30th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	580.7	25th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	57.1	31st	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	22nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.3%	20th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.8%	22nd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	74.7%	41st	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.1%	42nd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	60.1%	26th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	37.5%	21st	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	19th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	35th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	39th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	21st	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	43rd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	58.8%	24th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.6%	17th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.0%	44th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	14,656	31st	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.9%	31st	17.6%	25.9%
Households	12,605	28th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.8%	8th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$84,300	33rd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	17th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	31	32nd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$17,929	33rd	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$32,112	38th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.4%	9th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Chester County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	517	29th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,116	32nd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,724	33rd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$210,872	34th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,460	37th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$25,201	32nd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732