Chester

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  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 Criminal Information
  9. Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Chester Zip Codes


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Chester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,283
  • Land Area (2000): 967.595 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.481 square kilometers
Chester Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 6,558 2003 6,471 2005 6,358
2002 6,630 2004 Not Available 2006 6,295

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Houses (2000): 8,130
Chester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,371 43.77%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 392 2.05%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 10,360 54.18%

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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 539 12.74%
2. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 432 10.21%
3. Metal Manufactuing 291 6.88%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 162 3.83%
5. Public Administration 146 3.45%
6. Wood Manufacturing 145 3.43%
7. Health Care 137 3.24%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 133 3.14%
9. Repair and Maintenance 121 2.86%
10. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 115 2.72%
11. Truck Transportation 115 2.72%
12. Chemical Manufacturing 114 2.69%
13. Educational Services 110 2.60%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 105 2.48%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 98 2.32%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 95 2.24%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 87 2.06%
18. Utilities 78 1.84%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 70 1.65%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 67 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 610 14.67%
2. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 487 11.71%
3. Educational Services 417 10.03%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 318 7.65%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 194 4.67%
6. Finance and Insurance 157 3.78%
7. Public Administration 131 3.15%
8. Social Assistance 126 3.03%
9. Department and Other General Stores 105 2.53%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 104 2.50%
11. Metal Manufactuing 97 2.33%
12. Apparel Manufacturing 87 2.09%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 82 1.97%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 75 1.80%
15. Chemical Manufacturing 72 1.73%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 68 1.64%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 63 1.52%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 61 1.47%
19. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 51 1.23%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 49 1.18%

Chester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 485 11.46%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 328 7.75%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 248 5.86%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 215 5.08%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 204 4.82%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 192 4.54%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 155 3.66%
8. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 153 3.62%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 136 3.21%
10. Other Material Moving Workers 122 2.88%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 119 2.81%
12. Construction Laborers 118 2.79%
13. Other Construction Trades 102 2.41%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 98 2.32%
15. Carpenters 89 2.10%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 85 2.01%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 83 1.96%
18. Religious Workers 69 1.63%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 66 1.56%
20. Other Management Occupations 61 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 417 10.03%
2. Other Production Occupations 357 8.59%
3. Cashiers 283 6.81%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 235 5.65%
5. Secretaries and Admins 164 3.94%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 150 3.61%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 148 3.56%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 141 3.39%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 130 3.13%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 124 2.98%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 103 2.48%
12. Assemblers and Fabricators 101 2.43%
13. Other Management Occupations 93 2.24%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 88 2.12%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 88 2.12%
16. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 84 2.02%
17. Registered Nurses 83 2.00%
18. Business Operations Specialists 82 1.97%
19. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 1.97%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 1.92%

Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,221 56.35%
15-35 hours 1,037 7.11%
1-14 hours 317 2.17%
No regular hours 5,013 34.36%

Chester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 296 3.63%
5 AM-5:29 AM 297 3.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 345 4.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 834 10.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,063 13.05%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,364 16.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,252 15.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM 817 10.03%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 260 3.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 284 3.49%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 78 0.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 26 0.32%
Noon-3:59 PM 481 5.90%
4 PM-11:59 PM 749 9.19%

Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 192 2.36%
5-9 903 11.09%
10-14 1,418 17.41%
15-19 1,312 16.11%
20-24 986 12.10%
25-29 328 4.03%
30-34 910 11.17%
35-39 205 2.52%
40-44 265 3.25%
45-59 785 9.64%
60-89 666 8.18%
At least 90 176 2.16%

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% 5,139 63.09%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,380 16.94%
45-59 5 0.06% 780 9.58%
At least 60 10 0.12% 832 10.21%

Chester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,537 18.73%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,396 77.93%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.12%
Color 4 Box Other 101 1.23%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.18%
Color 6 Box Walked 87 1.06%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 61 0.74%

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Chester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,274 (18,843 people)
Families (2000): 5,290 (16,355 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,851
People at same address in 1995: 12,402
Chester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,049 14.42%
$10,000-$14,999 540 7.42%
$15,000-$19,999 573 7.88%
$20,000-$24,999 600 8.25%
$25,000-$29,999 606 8.33%
$30,000-$34,999 584 8.03%
$35,000-$39,999 525 7.22%
$40,000-$44,999 376 5.17%
$45,000-$49,999 380 5.22%
$50,000-$59,999 595 8.18%
$60,000-$74,999 659 9.06%
$75,000-$99,999 485 6.67%
$100,000-$124,999 205 2.82%
$125,000-$149,999 57 0.78%
$150,000-$199,999 18 0.25%
$200,000 or more 22 0.30%

Chester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,809 24.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,152 29.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 185 2.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,343 18.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 20 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 999 13.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 483 6.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 166 2.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 121 1.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Chester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,561 31.44%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,487 8.41%
Public Assistance 167 0.94%
Retirement 1,202 6.80%
Self Employment 511 2.89%
Social Security 2,178 12.32%
Supplemental Security 328 1.85%
Wage / Salary 5,439 30.75%
Other 812 4.59%

Chester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,129 58.88%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,487 41.12%

Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 598 8.76%
Color 1 Box Married 4,200 61.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,799 26.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 233 3.41%

Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 647 8.10%
Color 1 Box Married 4,450 55.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,819 22.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,070 13.40%

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Chester Education Information Back to top
Chester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,405 10.01%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,150 22.43%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,015 35.72%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,410 17.16%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 718 5.11%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 883 6.29%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 460 3.28%

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 178 0.92% 57 0.30% 235 1.22%
Kindergarten 337 1.75% 37 0.19% 374 1.94%
Grades 1-4 1,253 6.50% 28 0.15% 1,281 6.64%
Grades 5-8 1,151 5.97% 55 0.29% 1,206 6.25%
Grades 9-12 949 4.92% 43 0.22% 992 5.14%
Undergrad college 356 1.85% 22 0.11% 378 1.96%
Graduate or professional school 56 0.29% 11 0.06% 67 0.35%
Total 4,280 22.20% 253 1.31% 4,533 23.51%

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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 16,020 85.33%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,754 14.67%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 77
Chester Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 18.756 0.457 0.000 1.982 21.195 0.610 15.554 39.494 5.337 60.994
2002 18.250 0.603 0.151 1.508 20.513 0.000 10.860 44.646 2.112 57.617
2003 20.862 0.773 0.000 1.854 23.489 0.000 11.899 37.243 2.936 52.079
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 15.571 0.786 0.000 1.101 17.458 0.944 18.559 42.623 3.775 64.958
2006 23.987 0.318 0.159 1.589 26.052 0.159 16.839 38.602 3.336 58.777
2007 13.829 0.165 0.000 1.976 15.970 0.329 15.147 30.293 3.622 49.062

Chester Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 28
2005 3 28
2006 6 27
2007 7 24

Chester Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 539
2002 518

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Chester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,766 14.34%
10-19 Years 2,886 14.97%
20-29 Years 2,312 11.99%
30-39 Years 2,624 13.61%
40-49 Years 2,951 15.30%
50-59 Years 2,406 12.48%
60-69 Years 1,554 8.06%
70-79 Years 1,196 6.20%
80-89 Years 505 2.62%
90+ Years 83 0.43%

Chester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,253 47.99%
Color 1 Box Female 10,030 52.01%

Chester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,550 54.71%
Color 1 Box African-American 8,386 43.49%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 134 0.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 108 0.56%
Color 2 Box Asian 50 0.26%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 43 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Chester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 3,159 44.34%
2. Irish 1,060 14.88%
3. German 759 10.65%
4. English 651 9.14%
5. Scotch Irish 569 7.99%
6. Scottish 174 2.44%
7. Italian 155 2.18%
8. Dutch 112 1.57%
9. French Non-Basque 94 1.32%
10. African 77 1.08%

Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,414 97.22%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 360 2.01%
3. French 61 0.34%
4. German 44 0.25%
5. Other Pacific Island 9 0.05%
6. Hindi 8 0.04%
7. African 8 0.04%
8. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 6 0.03%
9. Other West Germanic 2 0.01%

Chester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,971 99.21%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 71 0.37%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 81 0.42%

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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
29706