Chester Springs is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,645 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Chester Springs is the 208th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Chester Springs is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chester Springs is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chester Springs who work in management occupations (21.55%), sales jobs (15.38%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.52%).

Also of interest is that Chester Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Chester Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Chester Springs is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Chester Springs is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chester Springs a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chester Springs has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chester Springs's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Chester Springs is a very car-oriented town. 96.73% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Chester Springs is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Chester Springs has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Chester Springs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Chester Springs Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Chester Springs is a pretty powerful place. 57.53% of the adults in Chester Springs have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Chester Springs in 2000 was $44,022, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,088 for a family of four. However, Chester Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Chester Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chester Springs is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chester Springs include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Chester Springs is English.