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Quakertown, PA vs West Chester, PA

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- Household income in West Chester, is 8% less than it is in Quakertown and is 6% below the National Average.
- Quakertown unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- West Chester unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Quakertown, PAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%29.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,647$37,170$37,638
 Household Income$70,610$65,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,071$95,156$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Quakertown, PAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.2%10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.5%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%8.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.0%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.3%14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%7.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.9%8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Quakertown, PAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%20.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library2.4%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.6%6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Quakertown    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Quakertown is a fantastic area and an amazing place to live. The area offers a great small community feel and sense of family values. A great place to raise your  More

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I've lived in Quakertown for 10 years now and it is a beautiful slice of suburban Pennsylvania. We are centrally located between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley (both  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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