Economy in Chester, Pennsylvania
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| Unemployment Rate | 11.60% | 9.10% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.21% | -0.12% |
| Future Job Growth | 27.98% | 31.25% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.80% |
| Income Taxes | 4.07% | 6.25% |
| Income per Cap. | $15,299 | $27,067 |
| Household Income | $30,516 | $52,954 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 26.13% | 12.10% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.24% | 10.18% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.53% | 10.56% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.03% | 14.98% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 15.02% | 19.53% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 6.25% | 12.52% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 5.14% | 12.14% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.89% | 3.91% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.70% | 3.34% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.09% | 0.75% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 5.80% | 13.81% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 26.93% | 22.68% |
| Service | 23.12% | 14.51% |
| Sales and Office | 22.43% | 25.22% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.00% | 0.68% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 5.27% | 9.37% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 16.60% | 15.86% |
The unemployment rate in Chester, PA, is 11.60%, with job growth of -0.21%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 27.98%.
Chester, PA Taxes
Chester, PA,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 4.07%.
Chester, PA Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $15,299, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $30,516.
Chester Economy SperlingViews
This poor city and its poor inhabitants. . .: 25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a... (read more)A rating of '4' and '2' for violent and property : Seems to me Sperling's got the wrong city's ratings in there (in fact, maybe for a whole 'nuther planet). I never lived there myself, but have lived somewhat close by... (read more)Scary Stuff: My parents and I lived in Chester for a few years in the 1980's in a nicer part of town. We then moved to a nearby town. I spent a lot of time in Chester in the... (read more)Have an opinion about Chester? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Chester Click Here
