Chester

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  1. Chester Legal Resources
  2. Chester Statistics
  3. Chester Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  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


Chester Legal Resources Back to top

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Chester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,915
  • Land Area (2000): 281.667 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7.007 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,121
Chester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,971 46.74%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 14 0.09%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,930 53.17%

Chester Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chester Employment Information Back to top
Chester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 448 12.17%
2. Public Administration 383 10.41%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 210 5.71%
4. Educational Services 157 4.27%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 148 4.02%
6. Finance and Insurance 130 3.53%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 122 3.32%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 117 3.18%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 115 3.12%
10. Utilities 111 3.02%
11. Health Care 109 2.96%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 95 2.58%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 78 2.12%
14. Truck Transportation 78 2.12%
15. Other Transportation 74 2.01%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 61 1.66%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 60 1.63%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 55 1.49%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 55 1.49%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 53 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 526 16.19%
2. Health Care 452 13.91%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 215 6.62%
4. Finance and Insurance 191 5.88%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 165 5.08%
6. Public Administration 162 4.99%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 114 3.51%
8. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 110 3.39%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 88 2.71%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 80 2.46%
11. Social Assistance 75 2.31%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 72 2.22%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 66 2.03%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 65 2.00%
15. Department and Other General Stores 55 1.69%
16. Chemical Manufacturing 46 1.42%
17. Construction 41 1.26%
18. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 32 0.98%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 31 0.95%
20. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 31 0.95%

Chester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 231 6.28%
2. Law Enforcement Workers 229 6.22%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 186 5.05%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 163 4.43%
5. Other Management Occupations 148 4.02%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 123 3.34%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 121 3.29%
8. Carpenters 117 3.18%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 115 3.12%
10. Computer Specialists 110 2.99%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 93 2.53%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 92 2.50%
13. Other Production Occupations 92 2.50%
14. Business Operations Specialists 88 2.39%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 87 2.36%
16. Other Construction Trades 82 2.23%
17. Top Executives 79 2.15%
18. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 73 1.98%
19. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 67 1.82%
20. Engineers 66 1.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 208 6.40%
2. Secretaries and Admins 205 6.31%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 201 6.19%
4. Other Management Occupations 138 4.25%
5. Registered Nurses 137 4.22%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 134 4.12%
7. Customer Service Representatives 132 4.06%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 114 3.51%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 91 2.80%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 88 2.71%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 87 2.68%
12. Cashiers 84 2.59%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 82 2.52%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 80 2.46%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 76 2.34%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 67 2.06%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 65 2.00%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 63 1.94%
19. Business Operations Specialists 63 1.94%
20. Other Production Occupations 61 1.88%

Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,192 53.47%
15-35 hours 1,630 14.07%
1-14 hours 453 3.91%
No regular hours 3,306 28.55%

Chester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 203 3.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM 217 3.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 366 5.59%
6 AM-6:29 AM 668 10.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 722 11.03%
7 AM-7:29 AM 905 13.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 905 13.83%
8 AM-8:29 AM 879 13.43%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 394 6.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 357 5.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 157 2.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 85 1.30%
Noon-3:59 PM 396 6.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM 291 4.45%

Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 178 2.72%
5-9 527 8.05%
10-14 697 10.65%
15-19 937 14.32%
20-24 630 9.63%
25-29 210 3.21%
30-34 578 8.83%
35-39 215 3.28%
40-44 274 4.19%
45-59 745 11.38%
60-89 718 10.97%
At least 90 836 12.77%

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 42 0.64% 3,137 47.93%
30-44 4 0.06% 1,063 16.24%
45-59 5 0.08% 740 11.31%
At least 60 341 5.21% 1,213 18.53%

Chester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 3 0.04%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 749 11.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,221 76.82%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 41 0.60%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 392 5.77%
Color 6 Box Walked 139 2.05%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 251 3.69%

Chester Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,894 (13,503 people)
Families (2000): 3,712 (11,854 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,665
People at same address in 1995: 8,421
Chester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 252 5.15%
$10,000-$14,999 164 3.35%
$15,000-$19,999 199 4.07%
$20,000-$24,999 174 3.56%
$25,000-$29,999 174 3.56%
$30,000-$34,999 253 5.17%
$35,000-$39,999 211 4.31%
$40,000-$44,999 245 5.01%
$45,000-$49,999 303 6.19%
$50,000-$59,999 520 10.63%
$60,000-$74,999 628 12.83%
$75,000-$99,999 780 15.94%
$100,000-$124,999 366 7.48%
$125,000-$149,999 249 5.09%
$150,000-$199,999 215 4.39%
$200,000 or more 161 3.29%

Chester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 941 19.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,344 27.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 225 4.62%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 864 17.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 18 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 879 18.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 398 8.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 139 2.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 50 1.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Chester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,206 29.99%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,993 14.21%
Public Assistance 84 0.60%
Retirement 909 6.48%
Self Employment 587 4.19%
Social Security 1,255 8.95%
Supplemental Security 131 0.93%
Wage / Salary 4,118 29.36%
Other 742 5.29%

Chester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,617 51.43%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,527 48.57%

Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 316 5.23%
Color 1 Box Married 3,849 63.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,773 29.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 109 1.80%

Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 477 8.29%
Color 1 Box Married 3,397 59.04%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,486 25.83%
Color 3 Box Widowed 394 6.85%

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 429 3.84%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,270 11.38%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,483 31.20%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,560 22.93%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 909 8.14%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,647 14.76%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 864 7.74%

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 112 0.75% 137 0.92% 249 1.67%
Kindergarten 102 0.68% 16 0.11% 118 0.79%
Grades 1-4 855 5.73% 46 0.31% 901 6.04%
Grades 5-8 838 5.62% 107 0.72% 945 6.34%
Grades 9-12 671 4.50% 210 1.41% 881 5.91%
Undergrad college 455 3.05% 575 3.86% 1,030 6.91%
Graduate or professional school 29 0.19% 101 0.68% 130 0.87%
Total 3,062 20.53% 1,192 7.99% 4,254 28.52%

Chester Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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 13,047 91.28%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,247 8.72%

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 2,066 13.85%
10-19 Years 2,269 15.21%
20-29 Years 1,451 9.73%
30-39 Years 2,514 16.86%
40-49 Years 2,703 18.12%
50-59 Years 1,952 13.09%
60-69 Years 1,008 6.76%
70-79 Years 646 4.33%
80-89 Years 272 1.82%
90+ Years 34 0.23%

Chester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,766 52.07%
Color 1 Box Female 7,149 47.93%

Chester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,424 83.30%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,221 8.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 765 5.13%
Color 2 Box Asian 329 2.21%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 116 0.78%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 41 0.27%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Chester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 3,433 23.18%
2. Italian 2,885 19.48%
3. German 2,257 15.24%
4. Polish 1,083 7.31%
5. English 1,035 6.99%
6. United States Or American 569 3.84%
7. French Non-Basque 491 3.32%
8. Dutch 422 2.85%
9. Russian 357 2.41%
10. Scottish 293 1.98%

Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,147 87.30%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 846 6.08%
3. Italian 146 1.05%
4. French 92 0.66%
5. German 77 0.55%
6. Korean 76 0.55%
7. Polish 69 0.50%
8. Chinese 64 0.46%
9. Hindi 57 0.41%
10. Russian 48 0.34%

Chester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,027 94.05%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 518 3.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 370 2.48%

Chester Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
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
10918 12817