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$723.5M59C7Vishay 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$43321D23TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals CorporationHealthcare$0——24Annovis Bio, Inc.Healthcare$032D25Virpax Pharmaceuticals, 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 EDGAR13 filings from 5 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.