Chester

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  4. Chester Employment Information
  5. Chester Family Information
  6. Chester Education Information
  7. Chester Public Benefits Information
  8. Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Chester Zip Codes


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Chester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,777
  • Land Area (2000): 2,901.492 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 44.174 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 857
Chester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 324 18.14%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,462 81.86%

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Chester Employment Information Back to top
Chester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 182 47.77%
2. Construction 34 8.92%
3. Public Administration 15 3.94%
4. Educational Services 14 3.67%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 13 3.41%
6. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 12 3.15%
7. Food Manufacturing 11 2.89%
8. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 11 2.89%
9. Finance and Insurance 9 2.36%
10. Health Care 8 2.10%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 8 2.10%
12. Repair and Maintenance 8 2.10%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7 1.84%
14. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 6 1.57%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 6 1.57%
16. Gasoline Stations 5 1.31%
17. Other Transportation 4 1.05%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 4 1.05%
19. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 4 1.05%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 3 0.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 70 21.08%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 54 16.27%
3. Educational Services 37 11.14%
4. Public Administration 27 8.13%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 25 7.53%
6. Finance and Insurance 23 6.93%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 17 5.12%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 4.22%
9. Social Assistance 12 3.61%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 7 2.11%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 7 2.11%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5 1.51%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 4 1.20%
14. Private Household Services 4 1.20%
15. U.S. Postal Service 4 1.20%
16. Food Manufacturing 3 0.90%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 3 0.90%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 3 0.90%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2 0.60%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 2 0.60%

Chester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 131 34.38%
2. Agricultural Workers 40 10.50%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 25 6.56%
4. Other Management Occupations 13 3.41%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 13 3.41%
6. Carpenters 11 2.89%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 2.62%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 9 2.36%
9. Other Construction Trades 8 2.10%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 7 1.84%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 7 1.84%
12. Other Production Occupations 7 1.84%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 6 1.57%
14. Other Construction Workers 6 1.57%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6 1.57%
16. Teachers, Secondary School 6 1.57%
17. Lawyers 5 1.31%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 4 1.05%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4 1.05%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 4 1.05%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 25 7.53%
2. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 23 6.93%
3. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 18 5.42%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 18 5.42%
5. Secretaries and Admins 17 5.12%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 16 4.82%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 14 4.22%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 14 4.22%
9. Agricultural Workers 13 3.92%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 13 3.92%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 13 3.92%
12. Registered Nurses 13 3.92%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 12 3.61%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 11 3.31%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 10 3.01%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 9 2.71%
17. Cashiers 8 2.41%
18. Financial Managers 7 2.11%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 7 2.11%
20. Child Care Workers 6 1.81%

Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 628 45.15%
15-35 hours 159 11.43%
1-14 hours 105 7.55%
No regular hours 499 35.87%

Chester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 2 0.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM 7 1.23%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 26 4.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 18 3.16%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 44 7.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM 93 16.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 136 23.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM 114 20.00%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 31 5.44%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 33 5.79%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 3.33%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 11 1.93%
Noon-3:59 PM 24 4.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12 2.11%

Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 179 31.40%
5-9 180 31.58%
10-14 58 10.18%
15-19 23 4.04%
20-24 35 6.14%
25-29 16 2.81%
30-34 23 4.04%
35-39 2 0.35%
40-44 6 1.05%
45-59 15 2.63%
60-89 12 2.11%
At least 90 21 3.68%

Chester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 491 86.14%
30-44 0 0.00% 31 5.44%
45-59 0 0.00% 15 2.63%
At least 60 0 0.00% 33 5.79%

Chester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 19 2.71%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 56 7.99%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 360 51.36%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 4 0.57%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 131 18.69%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 131 18.69%

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Chester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 681 (1,722 people)
Families (2000): 473 (1,493 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 180
People at same address in 1995: 1,260
Chester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 97 14.24%
$10,000-$14,999 65 9.54%
$15,000-$19,999 79 11.60%
$20,000-$24,999 58 8.52%
$25,000-$29,999 54 7.93%
$30,000-$34,999 33 4.85%
$35,000-$39,999 44 6.46%
$40,000-$44,999 50 7.34%
$45,000-$49,999 35 5.14%
$50,000-$59,999 52 7.64%
$60,000-$74,999 58 8.52%
$75,000-$99,999 28 4.11%
$100,000-$124,999 16 2.35%
$125,000-$149,999 3 0.44%
$150,000-$199,999 7 1.03%
$200,000 or more 2 0.29%

Chester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 193 28.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 229 33.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 13 1.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 83 12.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 79 11.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 49 7.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 16 2.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 14 2.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Chester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 510 25.86%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 329 16.68%
Public Assistance 14 0.71%
Retirement 96 4.87%
Self Employment 199 10.09%
Social Security 230 11.66%
Supplemental Security 17 0.86%
Wage / Salary 453 22.97%
Other 124 6.29%

Chester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 249 58.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 178 41.69%

Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 46 6.82%
Color 1 Box Married 467 69.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 147 21.81%
Color 3 Box Widowed 14 2.08%

Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 42 5.52%
Color 1 Box Married 490 64.39%
Color 2 Box Never Married 153 20.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 76 9.99%

Chester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chester Education Information Back to top
Chester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 205 15.51%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 180 13.62%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 307 23.22%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 347 26.25%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 70 5.30%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 170 12.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 43 3.25%

Chester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 10 0.56% 2 0.11% 12 0.68%
Kindergarten 30 1.69% 0 0.00% 30 1.69%
Grades 1-4 92 5.18% 10 0.56% 102 5.74%
Grades 5-8 127 7.15% 8 0.45% 135 7.60%
Grades 9-12 115 6.47% 7 0.39% 122 6.87%
Undergrad college 24 1.35% 2 0.11% 26 1.46%
Graduate or professional school 4 0.23% 0 0.00% 4 0.23%
Total 402 22.62% 29 1.63% 431 24.25%

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Chester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,326 76.87%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 399 23.13%

Chester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 185 10.41%
10-19 Years 321 18.06%
20-29 Years 128 7.20%
30-39 Years 212 11.93%
40-49 Years 291 16.38%
50-59 Years 204 11.48%
60-69 Years 172 9.68%
70-79 Years 141 7.93%
80-89 Years 99 5.57%
90+ Years 24 1.35%

Chester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 857 48.23%
Color 1 Box Female 920 51.77%

Chester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,762 99.16%
Color 2 Box Asian 7 0.39%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 0.28%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.11%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.06%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Chester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 625 34.17%
2. Norwegian 316 17.28%
3. English 180 9.84%
4. Irish 138 7.55%
5. United States Or American 84 4.59%
6. Swedish 71 3.88%
7. French Non-Basque 53 2.90%
8. Dutch 48 2.62%
9. Scottish 39 2.13%
10. Scotch Irish 36 1.97%

Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,372 80.19%
2. German 310 18.12%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 11 0.64%
4. French 7 0.41%
5. Korean 6 0.35%
6. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 2 0.12%
7. Polish 2 0.12%
8. Scandinavian 1 0.06%

Chester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,756 98.32%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 26 1.46%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 4 0.22%

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Chester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chester Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
59522