Median Age in Chester County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
40.8 years
Rank #1,877/3,222 · #54 in PA
42th
Chester 40.8 years
PA 40.9 years -0.2%
US 38.9 years +4.9%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Chester County's median age of 40.8 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Chester County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,874 | Beaver County, OK | 40.8 years |
| #1,875 | Haskell County, OK | 40.8 years |
| #1,876 | Tillman County, OK | 40.8 years |
| #1,877 | Chester County, PA | 40.8 years |
| #1,878 | Moody County, SD | 40.8 years |
| #1,879 | Upton County, TX | 40.8 years |
| #1,880 | Grand County, UT | 40.8 years |
About Median Age
Chester County, Pennsylvania has a median age of 40.8 years, ranking #1,877 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.9% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #54 of 67. This places it in the 42th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.