Editing West Chester, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 374
|1810= 471
|1820= 552
|1830= 1258
|1840= 2152
|1850= 3172
|1860= 4757
|1870= 5630
|1880= 7046
|1890= 8028
|1900= 9524
|1910= 11767
|1920= 11717
|1930= 12325
|1940= 13289
|1950= 15168
|1960= 15705
|1970= 19301
|1980= 17435
|1990= 18041
|2000= 17861
|2010= 18461
|2020= 18671
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Chester County Courthouse.jpg|right|thumb|Old Chester County Courthouse. The new Chester County Justice Center is located at West Market St. and North Darlington St.]]
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the borough was 72.1% non-Hispanic White, 12.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 2.4% was of two or more races. About 13.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA|title=Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population |first=Larry|date=10 March 2011|last=Copeland|work=USA Today}}</ref>

As of the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]], 17,861 people, 6,265 households, and 2,662 families resided in the borough. The population density was {{convert|9,703.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 6,541 housing units averaged 3,553.5 per square mile (1,372.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the borough was 75.44% White, 17.08% Black, 3.64% from other races, 1.46% Asian, 0.31% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.94%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=2008-01-31 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the  6,265 households, 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.5% were not families. About 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 13.4% under the age of 18, 37.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough from 2018 to 2022 was $71,875.<ref name="census.gov">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts - West Chester borough, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/westchesterboroughpennsylvania/PST045223}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $41,443. 21% of the population lives below the [[poverty line]].<ref name="census.gov"/>