Chester

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  1. Chester Legal Resources
  2. Chester Statistics
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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): 16,732
  • Land Area (2000): 425.716 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.687 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,179
Chester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,595 21.47%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 740 4.42%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 12,412 74.11%

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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. Construction 605 13.89%
2. Educational Services 212 4.87%
3. Metal Manufactuing 206 4.73%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 201 4.62%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 201 4.62%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 198 4.55%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 164 3.77%
8. Health Care 156 3.58%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 146 3.35%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 134 3.08%
11. Truck Transportation 132 3.03%
12. Public Administration 128 2.94%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 108 2.48%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 101 2.32%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 96 2.20%
16. Repair and Maintenance 96 2.20%
17. Utilities 91 2.09%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 82 1.88%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 80 1.84%
20. Finance and Insurance 74 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 729 18.99%
2. Educational Services 575 14.98%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 277 7.22%
4. Finance and Insurance 262 6.82%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 215 5.60%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 129 3.36%
7. Public Administration 115 3.00%
8. Social Assistance 91 2.37%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 88 2.29%
10. Construction 85 2.21%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 81 2.11%
12. Department and Other General Stores 67 1.75%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 64 1.67%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64 1.67%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 1.56%
16. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 59 1.54%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 57 1.48%
18. Other Direct Selling Estab 49 1.28%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 45 1.17%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 40 1.04%

Chester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 221 5.07%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 190 4.36%
3. Other Production Occupations 188 4.32%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 187 4.29%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 176 4.04%
6. Other Management Occupations 168 3.86%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 160 3.67%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 153 3.51%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 141 3.24%
10. Carpenters 130 2.99%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 120 2.76%
12. Top Executives 112 2.57%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 108 2.48%
14. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 108 2.48%
15. Other Construction Trades 107 2.46%
16. Engineers 100 2.30%
17. Farmers and Farm Managers 92 2.11%
18. Computer Specialists 90 2.07%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 86 1.97%
20. Construction Laborers 81 1.86%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 324 8.44%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 240 6.25%
3. Registered Nurses 230 5.99%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 140 3.65%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 137 3.57%
6. Other Management Occupations 131 3.41%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 130 3.39%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 112 2.92%
9. Cashiers 108 2.81%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 105 2.74%
11. Business Operations Specialists 105 2.74%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 104 2.71%
13. Personal Appearance Workers 104 2.71%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 103 2.68%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 98 2.55%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 88 2.29%
17. Computer Specialists 81 2.11%
18. Other Production Occupations 69 1.80%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 66 1.72%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 58 1.51%

Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,128 55.29%
15-35 hours 1,580 12.26%
1-14 hours 484 3.75%
No regular hours 3,700 28.70%

Chester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 298 3.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM 178 2.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 283 3.67%
6 AM-6:29 AM 762 9.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,008 13.08%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,009 13.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,233 16.00%
8 AM-8:29 AM 862 11.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 483 6.27%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 479 6.22%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 96 1.25%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 69 0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM 490 6.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM 455 5.91%

Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 175 2.27%
5-9 547 7.10%
10-14 1,009 13.10%
15-19 1,323 17.17%
20-24 1,118 14.51%
25-29 621 8.06%
30-34 896 11.63%
35-39 330 4.28%
40-44 495 6.42%
45-59 692 8.98%
60-89 348 4.52%
At least 90 151 1.96%

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 15 0.19% 4,778 62.01%
30-44 5 0.06% 1,716 22.27%
45-59 6 0.08% 686 8.90%
At least 60 4 0.05% 495 6.42%

Chester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 451 5.56%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,104 87.55%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 12 0.15%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 30 0.37%
Color 6 Box Walked 108 1.33%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 409 5.04%

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Chester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,970 (16,577 people)
Families (2000): 4,874 (15,064 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,300
People at same address in 1995: 11,368
Chester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 253 4.24%
$10,000-$14,999 261 4.37%
$15,000-$19,999 238 3.99%
$20,000-$24,999 265 4.44%
$25,000-$29,999 428 7.17%
$30,000-$34,999 330 5.53%
$35,000-$39,999 345 5.78%
$40,000-$44,999 282 4.72%
$45,000-$49,999 346 5.80%
$50,000-$59,999 548 9.18%
$60,000-$74,999 767 12.85%
$75,000-$99,999 863 14.46%
$100,000-$124,999 460 7.71%
$125,000-$149,999 169 2.83%
$150,000-$199,999 275 4.61%
$200,000 or more 140 2.35%

Chester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 900 15.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,064 34.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 136 2.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,124 18.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 983 16.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 11 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 477 8.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 153 2.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 69 1.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Chester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,080 28.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,988 16.93%
Public Assistance 76 0.43%
Retirement 1,114 6.31%
Self Employment 1,024 5.80%
Social Security 1,517 8.59%
Supplemental Security 129 0.73%
Wage / Salary 4,861 27.54%
Other 863 4.89%

Chester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,487 57.93%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,806 42.07%

Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 524 8.07%
Color 1 Box Married 4,500 69.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,340 20.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 132 2.03%

Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 422 6.34%
Color 1 Box Married 4,609 69.30%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,067 16.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 553 8.31%

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 363 2.94%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,377 11.13%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,323 34.96%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,613 21.13%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 709 5.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,983 16.03%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 999 8.08%

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 96 0.57% 188 1.12% 284 1.70%
Kindergarten 155 0.93% 32 0.19% 187 1.12%
Grades 1-4 865 5.17% 239 1.43% 1,104 6.60%
Grades 5-8 976 5.83% 170 1.02% 1,146 6.85%
Grades 9-12 1,009 6.03% 66 0.39% 1,075 6.42%
Undergrad college 345 2.06% 181 1.08% 526 3.14%
Graduate or professional school 98 0.59% 33 0.20% 131 0.78%
Total 3,544 21.18% 909 5.43% 4,453 26.61%

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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 15,809 95.63%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 723 4.37%

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 2,141 12.80%
10-19 Years 2,607 15.58%
20-29 Years 1,345 8.04%
30-39 Years 2,267 13.55%
40-49 Years 2,982 17.82%
50-59 Years 2,310 13.81%
60-69 Years 1,546 9.24%
70-79 Years 1,029 6.15%
80-89 Years 430 2.57%
90+ Years 75 0.45%

Chester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,321 49.73%
Color 1 Box Female 8,411 50.27%

Chester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,422 98.15%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 104 0.62%
Color 1 Box African-American 69 0.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 60 0.36%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 59 0.35%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 13 0.08%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Chester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,056 23.62%
2. Irish 2,261 13.17%
3. English 2,160 12.58%
4. United States Or American 1,588 9.25%
5. Italian 1,551 9.03%
6. Polish 664 3.87%
7. French Non-Basque 451 2.63%
8. Slovene 420 2.45%
9. Scotch Irish 387 2.25%
10. Hungarian 363 2.11%

Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 14,929 94.21%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 197 1.24%
3. German 147 0.93%
4. Italian 131 0.83%
5. French 85 0.54%
6. Serbo Croatian 79 0.50%
7. Other Slavic 72 0.45%
8. Other Indo European 52 0.33%
9. Hungarian 44 0.28%
10. Other West Germanic 32 0.20%

Chester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 16,250 97.03%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 342 2.04%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 155 0.93%

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
45720