County profile
Chester County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#100 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$60.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
262,454
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
15,102
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$85.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
557,116
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$127.2k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
57.1%±0.8%
Poverty rate
6.0%±0.5%
Business applications
6,896 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,353
24.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1AMETEK, Inc.Industrials$7.4B83B+2West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Healthcare$3.1B86A3Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.Technology$3.1B71B4Bentley Systems, IncorporatedTechnology$1.5B67B5CubeSmartReal Estate$1.1B62C6Ecovyst Inc.Basic Materials$723.5M60C7Vishay Precision Group, Inc.Technology$307.2M73B8Frontage Holdings CorporationHealthcare$257.1M72B9Neuronetics, Inc.Healthcare$149.2M59C10Omega Flex, Inc.Industrials$98.3M74B11Innovative Aerosystems, Inc.Industrials$84.3M72B12TELA Bio, Inc.Healthcare$80.3M47D13First Resource Bancorp Inc.Financial Services$44.3M52D14Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.Healthcare$35.6M51D15Nutrition Management Services CompanyHealthcare$20.0M——16Meridian CorporationFinancial Services$6.3M49D17ESG Inc.Consumer Defensive$6.1M35D18Ocugen, Inc.Healthcare$4.4M44D19Baudax Bio, Inc.Healthcare$1.3M——20Trevena, Inc.Healthcare$567.0k——21Fuquan Capital Management, Inc.Industrials$90.0k——22Good Gaming, Inc.Technology$43320D23TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals CorporationHealthcare$0——24Annovis Bio, Inc.Healthcare$033D25Longport, Inc.Healthcare———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Finance & insurance20%
Retail trade17%
Professional services17%
Food & accommodation11%
Management10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
557,116
residents · 2025 · +4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $110.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,397
International migration+8,408
Natural change+5,608
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$47.5B2019
$46.6B2020
$49.8B2021
$53.8B2022
$57.3B2023
$60.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$485.6k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
3.6%±0.4%
Affordability
5.7× wages
Residential permits
$423.9M
1,400 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 99Winter weather 98Heat wave 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5842016
6032017
6272018
6462019
6652020
7252021
8232022
9072023
9642024
10092025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -32% since 20212,0562021
2,2442022
1,2952023
1,5292024
1,4002025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.2 km
I-76
Nearest freight rail
2.4 km
AMTK
Nearest port
32.5 km
Wilmington, DE
Nearest commercial airport
34.9 km
NEW CASTLE
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR26 filings from 12 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$85.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Chester?
Chester's economy produced $60.2B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.