West Chester

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  2. West Chester Statistics
  3. West Chester Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Chester Employment Information
  5. West Chester Family Information
  6. West Chester Education Information
  7. West Chester Public Benefits Information
  8. West Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. West Chester Zip Codes


West Chester Legal Resources Back to top

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West Chester Legal Code

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West Chester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,861
  • Land Area (2000): 4.767 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,541
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West Chester Employment Information Back to top
West Chester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 537 10.88%
2. Educational Services 483 9.79%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 457 9.26%
4. Construction 325 6.59%
5. Finance and Insurance 307 6.22%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 247 5.01%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 160 3.24%
8. Public Administration 149 3.02%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 125 2.53%
10. Health Care 109 2.21%
11. Other Transportation 102 2.07%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 96 1.95%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 94 1.91%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 93 1.88%
15. Repair and Maintenance 81 1.64%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 78 1.58%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 77 1.56%
18. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 76 1.54%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 72 1.46%
20. Truck Transportation 71 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 847 15.95%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 635 11.96%
3. Health Care 471 8.87%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 343 6.46%
5. Finance and Insurance 323 6.08%
6. Social Assistance 308 5.80%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 199 3.75%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 194 3.65%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 155 2.92%
10. Public Administration 153 2.88%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 126 2.37%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 108 2.03%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 103 1.94%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 85 1.60%
15. Department and Other General Stores 67 1.26%
16. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 67 1.26%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 66 1.24%
18. Construction 65 1.22%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 64 1.21%
20. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 64 1.21%

West Chester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 377 7.64%
2. Computer Specialists 252 5.11%
3. Other Management Occupations 223 4.52%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 202 4.09%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 193 3.91%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 170 3.45%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 163 3.30%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 161 3.26%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 138 2.80%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 138 2.80%
11. Business Operations Specialists 121 2.45%
12. Cashiers 118 2.39%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 114 2.31%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 91 1.84%
15. Entertainers and Performers / Sports 88 1.78%
16. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 87 1.76%
17. Other Production Occupations 87 1.76%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 87 1.76%
19. Other Installation / Maintenance 84 1.70%
20. Media and Communications Workers 82 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Waiters and Waitresses 351 6.61%
2. Secretaries and Admins 289 5.44%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 280 5.27%
4. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 238 4.48%
5. Child Care Workers 228 4.29%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 225 4.24%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 221 4.16%
8. Other Management Occupations 216 4.07%
9. Cashiers 211 3.97%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 166 3.13%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 157 2.96%
12. Computer Specialists 139 2.62%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 126 2.37%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 123 2.32%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 120 2.26%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 112 2.11%
17. Other Production Occupations 112 2.11%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 111 2.09%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 106 2.00%
20. Business Operations Specialists 100 1.88%

West Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,182 52.01%
15-35 hours 3,654 23.23%
1-14 hours 1,043 6.63%
No regular hours 2,852 18.13%

West Chester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 202 2.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM 96 0.99%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 169 1.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM 406 4.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 737 7.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,202 12.40%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,381 14.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,238 12.77%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 514 5.30%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 774 7.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 356 3.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 185 1.91%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,329 13.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,102 11.37%

West Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 473 4.88%
5-9 1,848 19.07%
10-14 1,897 19.57%
15-19 1,438 14.84%
20-24 1,261 13.01%
25-29 478 4.93%
30-34 933 9.63%
35-39 204 2.11%
40-44 237 2.45%
45-59 490 5.06%
60-89 263 2.71%
At least 90 169 1.74%

West Chester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 116 1.20% 7,279 75.11%
30-44 44 0.45% 1,330 13.72%
45-59 44 0.45% 446 4.60%
At least 60 61 0.63% 371 3.83%

West Chester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 39 0.39%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,177 11.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,755 67.29%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 265 2.64%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,455 14.49%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 348 3.47%

West Chester Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,261 (14,476 people)
Families (2000): 2,715 (8,009 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,059
People at same address in 1995: 5,846
West Chester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 621 9.92%
$10,000-$14,999 457 7.30%
$15,000-$19,999 456 7.28%
$20,000-$24,999 390 6.23%
$25,000-$29,999 457 7.30%
$30,000-$34,999 527 8.42%
$35,000-$39,999 393 6.28%
$40,000-$44,999 355 5.67%
$45,000-$49,999 294 4.70%
$50,000-$59,999 396 6.32%
$60,000-$74,999 580 9.26%
$75,000-$99,999 617 9.85%
$100,000-$124,999 377 6.02%
$125,000-$149,999 158 2.52%
$150,000-$199,999 108 1.72%
$200,000 or more 75 1.20%

West Chester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,212 35.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,138 18.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 763 12.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 689 11.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 276 4.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 489 7.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 247 3.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 221 3.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 63 1.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 72 1.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 19 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 25 0.40%

West Chester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,501 33.71%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,022 12.39%
Public Assistance 163 1.00%
Retirement 643 3.94%
Self Employment 713 4.37%
Social Security 1,150 7.05%
Supplemental Security 136 0.83%
Wage / Salary 5,413 33.17%
Other 578 3.54%

West Chester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 943 55.21%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 765 44.79%

West Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 499 6.72%
Color 1 Box Married 2,197 29.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,533 61.08%
Color 3 Box Widowed 193 2.60%

West Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 516 6.13%
Color 1 Box Married 1,983 23.55%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,238 62.20%
Color 3 Box Widowed 684 8.12%

West Chester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chester Education Information Back to top
West Chester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 581 3.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,242 8.02%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,839 18.34%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 6,104 39.44%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 603 3.90%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,931 18.94%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,178 7.61%

West Chester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 130 0.73% 129 0.72% 259 1.45%
Kindergarten 60 0.34% 34 0.19% 94 0.53%
Grades 1-4 438 2.45% 71 0.40% 509 2.85%
Grades 5-8 419 2.35% 59 0.33% 478 2.68%
Grades 9-12 464 2.60% 59 0.33% 523 2.93%
Undergrad college 5,323 29.80% 259 1.45% 5,582 31.25%
Graduate or professional school 277 1.55% 109 0.61% 386 2.16%
Total 7,111 39.81% 720 4.03% 7,831 43.84%

West Chester Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chester Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Chester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 11,487 78.58%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,131 21.42%

West Chester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Chester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,374 7.69%
10-19 Years 3,325 18.62%
20-29 Years 6,088 34.09%
30-39 Years 2,192 12.27%
40-49 Years 1,693 9.48%
50-59 Years 1,204 6.74%
60-69 Years 717 4.01%
70-79 Years 699 3.91%
80-89 Years 466 2.61%
90+ Years 103 0.58%

West Chester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,382 46.93%
Color 1 Box Female 9,479 53.07%

West Chester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,788 71.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,922 16.36%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,596 8.94%
Color 2 Box Asian 259 1.45%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 224 1.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 34 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 27 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 11 0.06%

West Chester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 3,683 22.46%
2. German 3,222 19.65%
3. Italian 2,540 15.49%
4. English 1,670 10.19%
5. Polish 936 5.71%
6. Scotch Irish 489 2.98%
7. French Non-Basque 411 2.51%
8. Scottish 353 2.15%
9. Russian 337 2.06%
10. Welsh 330 2.01%

West Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,183 89.06%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,278 7.50%
3. Italian 93 0.55%
4. French 77 0.45%
5. Russian 66 0.39%
6. German 50 0.29%
7. Chinese 39 0.23%
8. African 33 0.19%
9. Greek 27 0.16%
10. Arabic 23 0.13%

West Chester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 16,969 94.94%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 235 1.31%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 669 3.74%

West Chester Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
West Chester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Chester Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
19380 19382  
19381 19383