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Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA

104,081 Population
82.8 square miles 1,257.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$77,382 ±$6,371 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$144,346 ±$13,256 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±2.9% (7,210  ±3,040) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±0.4 (1,017,345  ±43,436) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

40,232 ±1,997 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (102,437  ±5,631) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±3.6% (1,508  ±923) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

41,988 ±1,986 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$665,700 ±$33,609 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±3.5% (12,776  ±3,631.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.4% ±3.6% (69,233  ±4,173) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
72.1% ±3.7% (51,801  ±3,599.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

19% ±1.6% (19,322  ±1,640.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

17.4% ±3.4% (18,118  ±3,709) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.9% ±0.8% (2,344  ±637) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,344 Total veterans ±637 2,060 Male ±564 284 Female ±195

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