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Chester Heights, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Chester Heights is a Census borough of 2,948 people across 2.21 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $104,009, 75.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $425,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester Heights
What Chester Heights is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,332
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester Heights
How many people live in Chester Heights
- Population2,948
- Median age51.4
- Population under 18553 plus or minus 148
- Share under 1818.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over946
- Share 65 and over32.1 percent
- Households1,345
- Family households752
- Share of households that are families55.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester Heights
Income and work in Chester Heights
- Median household income$104,009 plus or minus $23,315
- Per capita income$58,469
- Civilian labor force1,434
- Employed1,403
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over2,304
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chester Heights
- Housing units1,434
- Occupied units1,345
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,021
- Renter occupied324 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate75.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$343,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,454
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units1,047
- Share single family73.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more387 plus or minus 144
- Share in buildings of two or more27.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chester Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute979
- Commuting under 15 minutes134 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more605 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.8 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone62.6 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport2.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home29.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester Heights
SBA loans in Chester Heights (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$425,000
- Average approval$425,000
- Median approval$425,000
- Largest approval$425,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chester Heights
Flood risk in Chester Heights
- NFIP communityBorough of Chester Heights
- NFIP community number420406
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The Borough of Chester Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420406 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Chester Heights
Delaware County context, not Chester Heights figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chester Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chester Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania?
2,948, in 1,345 households. Chester Heights borough covers 2.21 square miles of land, which is 1,332 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chester Heights in?
Delaware County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chester Heights?
$104,009. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $343,200. Median gross rent is $2,454 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chester Heights businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $425,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $425,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chester Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chester Heights. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chester Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chester Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chester Heights, borough of, community 420406, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chester Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chester Heights.
Is zoning published for Chester Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.