West Chester borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How West Chester borough's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.1%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -0.5 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.8 pp (-14%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.3 pp (5.9%) |