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Notable locations in Chester: Tilghman Street Station (A), Highland Avenue Station (B), Lamokin (C), Lamokin Street Station (D), Thurlow Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chester include: Grace Church (A), Bethany Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Rural Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Ridley Creek (A), Chester Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Chester include: Crozier Park (1), Veterans Memorial Park (2), Washington Park (3), Deshong Park (4), Chester Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Days Inn (I 95 Exit 6), Highland Motel (1998 Concord Road).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Chester that have no violations reported:
- CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 124649, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  27.2% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 12.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Chester compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Chester (2007 data):
- First Keystone Bank: Chester Branch at 23 East Fifth Street, branch established on 1981-12-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518.0 mil, Deposits: $366.2 mil, headquarters in Media, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Chester Branch at 501 Avenue Of The States, branch established on 1954-02-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank: Chester Walmart Branch at 1570 Chester Pike Eddystone, branch established on 2006-11-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,239.6 mil, Deposits: $2,043.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 232 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $9,345 | $37,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,647 | $33,882 | 4 | $2,746 |
| Police - Other |
14 | $30,099 | $25,799 | 44 | $17,433 |
| Firefighters |
60 | $258,543 | $51,709 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
98 | $416,995 | $51,061 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
22 | $53,334 | $29,091 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $7,481 | $29,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
23 | $56,607 | $29,534 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
26 | $59,486 | $27,455 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
16 | $44,476 | $33,357 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
18 | $54,207 | $36,138 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,126 | $25,512 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
286 | $998,345 | $41,889 | 48 | $20,179 |
Chester government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,815,000
All Other: $386,000
Parking Facilities: $154,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,821,000
Fire Protection: $4,206,000
General - Other: $3,713,000
Regular Highways: $2,587,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,947,000
Central Staff Services: $1,107,000
Health Services - Other: $1,057,000
General Public Buildings: $935,000
Parks & Recreation: $798,000
Financial Administration: $629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $584,000
Housing & Community Development: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $38,617,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $5,992,000
Total Federal Securities: $4,518,000
Benefit Payments: $3,285,000
From Other Government: $1,292,000
Local Employee Contribution: $524,000
From Local Government: $229,000
Withdrawals: $97,000
Interest Revenue: $-3,593,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $107,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $750,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $25,000
Police Protection: $7,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,537,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,587,000
Highways: $953,000
Health & Hospitals: $539,000
General Support: $529,000
- Tax - Property: $8,256,000
Individual Income: $7,546,000
NEC: $783,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $13,988,000
5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,574 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.33% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($506 average AGI)| Delaware County: | 0.10% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,420 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.67% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($458 average AGI)| Delaware County: | 0.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Chester:
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPWA (1590 AM; 3 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: MOUNT OCEAN MEDIA, L.L.C.)
- WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
- WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chester:
- WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WDNR (89.5 FM; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WIDENER COLLEGE)
- W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
- WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
- WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
- WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
- WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSRN-FM (91.5 FM; SWARTHMORE, PA; Owner: SWARTHMORE COLLEGE)
- WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Chester:
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
- WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
- WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
- WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
- WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
- WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
- WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
- WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
- WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
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