West Chester, Pennsylvania Population History

Latest Data (2018)

Population	20,048
Nationwide Rank	1831

Quick Facts

West Chester, Pennsylvania is the 1,831st largest city in the United States as of 2018.

West Chester, Pennsylvania is a borough.

West Chester, Pennsylvania is as large as it has ever been. In 2018 West Chester had its largest population ever.

West Chester, Pennsylvania's growth is about average. 46% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1821	Rocky River, Ohio	20,135	-2.6%
1822	Elmwood Park, New Jersey	20,120	6.3%
1823	Yorkville, Illinois	20,119	205.4%
1824	Kinston, North Carolina	20,083	-15.6%
1825	Port Angeles, Washington	20,076	8.9%
1826	Ferndale, Michigan	20,075	-9.0%
1827	Forest Park, Georgia	20,063	-6.4%
1828	Belle Glade, Florida	20,058	17.0%
1829	Shafter, California	20,058	56.6%
1830	Punta Gorda, Florida	20,057	38.1%
1831	West Chester, Pennsylvania	20,048	12.1%
1832	Shelby, North Carolina	20,038	-3.8%
1833	Lake Zurich, Illinois	20,022	7.8%
1834	North Ogden, Utah	20,009	32.2%
1835	Glassboro, New Jersey	19,992	4.8%
1836	Blythe, California	19,959	-3.8%
1837	Germantown, Wisconsin	19,959	8.8%
1838	Parma Heights, Ohio	19,955	-7.7%
1839	Miamisburg, Ohio	19,941	1.9%
1840	Bartow, Florida	19,926	26.6%
1841	Ennis, Texas	19,923	21.0%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1119	Norristown	34,422	9.8%
1140	Chester	33,909	-8.0%
1183	Bethel Park	32,501	-2.9%
1334	Williamsport	28,348	-7.4%
1369	Monroeville	27,529	-5.9%
1384	Easton	27,216	3.7%
1390	Plum	27,135	0.7%
1460	Lebanon	25,902	6.0%
1533	Hazleton	24,703	6.1%
1654	Pottstown	22,667	3.6%
1704	New Castle	21,797	-17.0%
1758	Chambersburg	21,029	17.8%
1831	West Chester	20,048	12.1%
1860	Murrysville	19,704	4.6%
1861	West Mifflin	19,703	-11.0%
1878	Baldwin	19,464	-1.8%
1880	Johnstown	19,447	-18.3%
1898	Carlisle	19,196	5.7%
1904	McKeesport	19,115	-20.0%
2084	Phoenixville	16,957	14.5%
2104	Lansdale	16,707	3.8%
2221	Hanover	15,660	7.4%
2238	Hermitage	15,535	-4.1%
2242	Wilkinsburg	15,448	-17.2%
2310	Franklin Park	14,749	29.0%
2370	Greensburg	14,192	-10.5%
2404	Bloomsburg	13,919	12.7%
2411	Ephrata	13,874	5.2%
2445	Whitehall	13,648	-5.4%
2459	Pottsville	13,555	-12.5%
2467	Washington	13,508	-10.9%
2520	Coatesville	13,114	20.6%
2521	Dunmore	13,110	-8.3%
2522	Sharon	13,109	-19.5%
2529	Indiana	13,078	-12.7%
2543	Butler	12,993	-13.9%
2562	Kingston	12,862	-6.8%
2582	Meadville	12,721	-6.9%
2637	New Kensington	12,363	-15.6%
2638	St. Marys	12,359	-14.5%
2797	Yeadon	11,471	-2.3%
2799	Elizabethtown	11,450	-3.6%
2800	Emmaus	11,446	1.2%
2850	Lower Burrell	11,150	-11.4%
2851	Jefferson Hills	11,148	14.8%
2859	Munhall	11,081	-8.6%
2896	Waynesboro	10,874	13.1%
2930	Darby	10,678	3.8%
2937	Lansdowne	10,621	-3.7%
2968	Wyomissing	10,499	0.7%
2998	East Stroudsburg	10,384	4.8%
3003	Columbia	10,369	0.4%
3011	Nanticoke	10,334	-5.3%