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Data accessed May 2024
Source: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Adopted June 24, 2021, Municipal Employment Forecasts, 2015-2050.
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Geography | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2040 | 2045 | 2050 | Change 2015-2050 |
Percent Change 2015-2050 |
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Chester County | 302,656 | 298,305 | 336,321 | 345,083 | 351,403 | 358,837 | 366,724 | 373,664 | 71,008 | 23.5% |
Atglen Boro. | 678 | 569 | 637 | 662 | 672 | 681 | 698 | 710 | 32 | 4.7% |
Avondale Boro. | 590 | 588 | 681 | 697 | 709 | 722 | 738 | 756 | 166 | 28.1% |
Birmingham Twp. | 1,629 | 1,762 | 1,924 | 1,974 | 2,007 | 2,036 | 2,061 | 2,081 | 452 | 27.7% |
Caln Twp. | 8,513 | 8,198 | 9,095 | 9,414 | 9,602 | 9,948 | 10,280 | 10,651 | 2,138 | 25.1% |
Charlestown Twp. | 2,970 | 3,247 | 3,500 | 3,561 | 3,600 | 3,640 | 3,672 | 3,703 | 733 | 24.7% |
Coatesville City | 1,994 | 1,820 | 2,330 | 2,430 | 2,487 | 2,551 | 2,627 | 2,683 | 689 | 34.6% |
Downingtown Boro. | 6,147 | 5,578 | 6,113 | 6,299 | 6,408 | 6,572 | 6,738 | 6,896 | 749 | 12.2% |
East Bradford Twp. | 2,341 | 2,404 | 2,720 | 2,836 | 2,914 | 3,031 | 3,193 | 3,327 | 986 | 42.1% |
East Brandywine Twp. | 1,693 | 1,546 | 1,967 | 2,123 | 2,197 | 2,291 | 2,409 | 2,514 | 821 | 48.5% |
East Caln Twp. | 4,154 | 4,303 | 4,723 | 4,810 | 4,883 | 5,013 | 5,154 | 5,274 | 1,120 | 27.0% |
East Coventry Twp. | 1,493 | 1,596 | 1,852 | 1,903 | 1,942 | 2,005 | 2,048 | 2,075 | 582 | 39.0% |
East Fallowfield Twp. | 982 | 967 | 1,136 | 1,198 | 1,231 | 1,283 | 1,342 | 1,364 | 382 | 38.9% |
East Goshen Twp. | 8,487 | 7,837 | 8,658 | 8,857 | 8,984 | 9,142 | 9,334 | 9,520 | 1,033 | 12.2% |
East Marlborough Twp. | 5,254 | 5,212 | 6,026 | 6,317 | 6,511 | 6,732 | 6,993 | 7,233 | 1,979 | 37.7% |
East Nantmeal Twp. | 800 | 701 | 906 | 936 | 947 | 953 | 953 | 953 | 153 | 19.1% |
East Nottingham Twp. | 1,679 | 2,781 | 2,799 | 2,794 | 2,804 | 2,811 | 2,819 | 2,825 | 1,146 | 68.3% |
East Pikeland Twp. | 3,077 | 2,924 | 3,449 | 3,629 | 3,732 | 3,864 | 4,012 | 4,151 | 1,074 | 34.9% |
East Vincent Twp. | 1,826 | 1,840 | 2,280 | 2,425 | 2,504 | 2,604 | 2,727 | 2,797 | 971 | 53.2% |
East Whiteland Twp. | 25,736 | 25,254 | 30,485 | 31,136 | 31,444 | 31,964 | 32,665 | 33,256 | 7,520 | 29.2% |
Easttown Twp. | 5,949 | 5,811 | 6,204 | 6,347 | 6,463 | 6,576 | 6,713 | 6,838 | 889 | 14.9% |
Elk Twp. | 404 | 673 | 693 | 703 | 707 | 714 | 723 | 730 | 326 | 80.7% |
Elverson Boro. | 576 | 701 | 764 | 791 | 811 | 812 | 817 | 817 | 241 | 41.8% |
Franklin Twp. | 736 | 773 | 965 | 1,012 | 1,037 | 1,076 | 1,097 | 1,113 | 377 | 51.2% |
Highland Twp. | 511 | 575 | 645 | 665 | 671 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 162 | 31.7% |
Honey Brook Boro. | 414 | 368 | 451 | 473 | 489 | 505 | 507 | 513 | 99 | 23.9% |
Honey Brook Twp. | 3,092 | 3,153 | 3,633 | 3,764 | 3,844 | 3,956 | 4,124 | 4,294 | 1,202 | 38.9% |
Kennett Square Boro. | 3,698 | 3,314 | 3,677 | 3,828 | 3,952 | 4,120 | 4,272 | 4,408 | 710 | 19.2% |
Kennett Twp. | 6,028 | 6,278 | 6,739 | 6,905 | 7,002 | 7,150 | 7,306 | 7,432 | 1,404 | 23.3% |
London Britain Twp. | 643 | 630 | 699 | 730 | 747 | 768 | 787 | 804 | 161 | 25.0% |
London Grove Twp. | 2,815 | 2,933 | 3,558 | 3,663 | 3,732 | 3,845 | 3,949 | 4,018 | 1,203 | 42.7% |
Londonderry Twp. | 437 | 459 | 542 | 562 | 571 | 589 | 598 | 622 | 185 | 42.3% |
Lower Oxford Twp. | 1,877 | 1,723 | 2,448 | 2,653 | 2,740 | 2,864 | 3,000 | 3,088 | 1,211 | 64.5% |
Malvern Boro. | 2,430 | 2,264 | 2,647 | 2,725 | 2,776 | 2,845 | 2,891 | 2,954 | 524 | 21.6% |
Modena Boro. | 129 | 117 | 129 | 137 | 141 | 144 | 148 | 151 | 22 | 17.1% |
New Garden Twp. | 6,242 | 5,942 | 6,718 | 6,974 | 7,113 | 7,326 | 7,498 | 7,674 | 1,432 | 22.9% |
New London Twp. | 1,033 | 925 | 1,144 | 1,214 | 1,247 | 1,308 | 1,368 | 1,396 | 363 | 35.1% |
Newlin Twp. | 283 | 354 | 392 | 404 | 408 | 426 | 428 | 428 | 145 | 51.2% |
North Coventry Twp. | 3,037 | 3,102 | 3,299 | 3,351 | 3,407 | 3,475 | 3,562 | 3,644 | 607 | 20.0% |
Oxford Boro. | 2,183 | 1,996 | 2,378 | 2,527 | 2,604 | 2,728 | 2,847 | 2,926 | 743 | 34.0% |
Parkesburg Boro. | 727 | 667 | 841 | 888 | 907 | 951 | 1,007 | 1,044 | 317 | 43.6% |
Penn Twp. | 2,551 | 2,582 | 2,931 | 3,035 | 3,121 | 3,237 | 3,372 | 3,464 | 913 | 35.8% |
Pennsbury Twp. | 1,284 | 1,245 | 1,381 | 1,452 | 1,490 | 1,536 | 1,570 | 1,615 | 331 | 25.8% |
Phoenixville Boro. | 6,581 | 5,980 | 6,802 | 7,203 | 7,437 | 7,703 | 7,941 | 8,066 | 1,485 | 22.6% |
Pocopson Twp. | 1,007 | 993 | 1,116 | 1,162 | 1,190 | 1,234 | 1,286 | 1,323 | 316 | 31.4% |
Sadsbury Twp. | 1,961 | 1,724 | 2,394 | 2,491 | 2,539 | 2,608 | 2,680 | 2,745 | 784 | 40.0% |
Schuylkill Twp. | 4,050 | 3,740 | 4,239 | 4,372 | 4,430 | 4,511 | 4,608 | 4,699 | 649 | 16.0% |
South Coatesville Boro. | 1,348 | 1,248 | 1,321 | 1,291 | 1,264 | 1,251 | 1,242 | 1,226 | -122 | -9.1% |
South Coventry Twp. | 1,196 | 1,189 | 1,289 | 1,313 | 1,331 | 1,361 | 1,385 | 1,405 | 209 | 17.5% |
Spring City Boro. | 966 | 943 | 1,020 | 1,035 | 1,035 | 1,046 | 1,059 | 1,078 | 112 | 11.6% |
Thornbury Twp. | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,358 | 1,433 | 1,471 | 1,525 | 1,612 | 1,663 | 469 | 39.3% |
Tredyffrin Twp. | 51,533 | 51,605 | 54,649 | 55,341 | 55,913 | 56,615 | 57,306 | 57,945 | 6,412 | 12.4% |
Upper Oxford Twp. | 488 | 459 | 573 | 611 | 635 | 642 | 647 | 654 | 166 | 34.0% |
Upper Uwchlan Twp. | 4,249 | 4,360 | 5,031 | 5,226 | 5,309 | 5,424 | 5,595 | 5,717 | 1,468 | 34.5% |
Uwchlan Twp. | 14,270 | 14,575 | 15,720 | 16,070 | 17,328 | 17,672 | 18,026 | 18,367 | 4,097 | 28.7% |
Valley Twp. | 2,173 | 2,034 | 2,751 | 2,874 | 2,916 | 2,982 | 3,093 | 3,168 | 995 | 45.8% |
Wallace Twp. | 951 | 1,012 | 1,121 | 1,157 | 1,166 | 1,177 | 1,183 | 1,190 | 239 | 25.1% |
Warwick Twp. | 726 | 718 | 811 | 838 | 849 | 865 | 881 | 895 | 169 | 23.3% |
West Bradford Twp. | 2,201 | 2,400 | 2,562 | 2,638 | 2,678 | 2,737 | 2,795 | 2,828 | 627 | 28.5% |
West Brandywine Twp. | 2,047 | 1,926 | 2,349 | 2,499 | 2,600 | 2,766 | 2,911 | 3,065 | 1,018 | 49.7% |
West Caln Twp. | 1,492 | 1,561 | 1,654 | 1,678 | 1,698 | 1,731 | 1,764 | 1,779 | 287 | 19.2% |
West Chester Boro. | 9,844 | 9,837 | 10,290 | 10,451 | 10,576 | 10,766 | 10,926 | 11,111 | 1,267 | 12.9% |
West Fallowfield Twp. | 925 | 927 | 1,091 | 1,159 | 1,190 | 1,232 | 1,267 | 1,275 | 350 | 37.8% |
West Goshen Twp. | 24,970 | 23,616 | 26,505 | 27,063 | 27,443 | 27,962 | 28,563 | 29,129 | 4,159 | 16.7% |
West Grove Boro. | 695 | 668 | 771 | 817 | 845 | 892 | 930 | 954 | 259 | 37.3% |
West Marlborough Twp. | 306 | 275 | 377 | 384 | 386 | 387 | 392 | 397 | 91 | 29.7% |
West Nantmeal Twp. | 666 | 593 | 754 | 808 | 837 | 862 | 881 | 899 | 233 | 35.0% |
West Nottingham Twp. | 1,792 | 1,932 | 2,109 | 2,176 | 2,215 | 2,275 | 2,320 | 2,345 | 553 | 30.9% |
West Pikeland Twp. | 949 | 994 | 1,139 | 1,194 | 1,223 | 1,245 | 1,277 | 1,294 | 345 | 36.4% |
West Sadsbury Twp. | 1,932 | 2,093 | 2,316 | 2,408 | 2,432 | 2,532 | 2,635 | 2,735 | 803 | 41.6% |
West Vincent Twp. | 1,551 | 1,444 | 1,809 | 1,889 | 1,941 | 2,026 | 2,097 | 2,156 | 605 | 39.0% |
West Whiteland Twp. | 21,517 | 20,359 | 25,117 | 25,269 | 25,382 | 25,609 | 25,829 | 26,143 | 4,626 | 21.5% |
Westtown Twp. | 4,170 | 4,851 | 5,003 | 5,067 | 5,105 | 5,163 | 5,237 | 5,300 | 1,130 | 27.1% |
Willistown Twp. | 7,784 | 7,383 | 8,121 | 8,362 | 8,481 | 8,569 | 8,636 | 8,698 | 914 | 11.7% |
This forecast was published in 2021, but is still the most current available.