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Population (2000): 41,458
Land Area (2000): 16.162 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.022 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 32.4186 (0.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.3186 (25.7) / 87.3186 (30.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,586
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,291
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 42 inches

Chester Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	40,196	2002	37,016	2005	36,991
2000	41,109	2003	Not Available	2006	37,091
2001	Not Available	2004	37,139	2007	36,799

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Chester Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	17,016	15,863	1,153	6.78%	68
1991	16,751	15,373	1,379	8.23%	82
1992	17,000	15,108	1,892	11.13%	111
1993	16,250	14,813	1,437	8.84%	88
1994	15,957	14,493	1,464	9.17%	92
1995	16,317	14,909	1,407	8.63%	86
1996	16,447	15,197	1,250	7.60%	76
1997	16,826	15,464	1,362	8.09%	81
1998	16,613	15,524	1,089	6.55%	66
1999	16,678	15,573	1,106	6.63%	66
2000	14,467	13,616	851	5.88%	59
2001	14,786	13,746	1,041	7.04%	71
2002	14,964	13,736	1,228	8.21%	82
2003	14,720	13,462	1,259	8.55%	86
2004	14,783	13,477	1,306	8.83%	88
2005	14,764	13,601	1,163	7.88%	79
2006	14,748	13,670	1,078	7.31%	73
2007	14,682	13,681	1,001	6.82%	68
2008	14,931	13,671	1,260	8.44%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,079	15,805	1,274	7.46%	75
Feb 1990	17,007	15,765	1,242	7.30%	73
Mar 1990	17,074	15,870	1,204	7.05%	71
Apr 1990	16,944	15,764	1,180	6.96%	70
May 1990	17,008	15,834	1,174	6.90%	69
Jun 1990	17,343	16,089	1,254	7.23%	72
Jul 1990	17,369	16,106	1,263	7.27%	73
Aug 1990	17,082	15,986	1,096	6.42%	64
Sep 1990	16,817	15,742	1,075	6.39%	64
Oct 1990	16,859	15,813	1,046	6.20%	62
Nov 1990	16,748	15,783	965	5.76%	58
Dec 1990	16,860	15,793	1,067	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	16,591	15,275	1,316	7.93%	79
Feb 1991	16,608	15,248	1,360	8.19%	82
Mar 1991	16,663	15,226	1,437	8.62%	86
Apr 1991	16,683	15,395	1,288	7.72%	77
May 1991	16,727	15,291	1,436	8.58%	86
Jun 1991	17,150	15,617	1,533	8.94%	89
Jul 1991	17,147	15,579	1,568	9.14%	91
Aug 1991	16,802	15,421	1,381	8.22%	82
Sep 1991	16,486	15,288	1,198	7.27%	73
Oct 1991	16,610	15,401	1,209	7.28%	73
Nov 1991	16,828	15,383	1,445	8.59%	86
Dec 1991	16,718	15,346	1,372	8.21%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	16,630	14,900	1,730	10.40%	104
Feb 1992	16,621	14,852	1,769	10.64%	106
Mar 1992	16,691	14,950	1,741	10.43%	104
Apr 1992	16,765	14,983	1,782	10.63%	106
May 1992	16,879	14,968	1,911	11.32%	113
Jun 1992	17,403	15,212	2,191	12.59%	126
Jul 1992	17,557	15,363	2,194	12.50%	125
Aug 1992	17,442	15,275	2,167	12.42%	124
Sep 1992	16,971	15,018	1,953	11.51%	115
Oct 1992	17,005	15,174	1,831	10.77%	108
Nov 1992	17,074	15,286	1,788	10.47%	105
Dec 1992	16,958	15,316	1,642	9.68%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	16,339	14,597	1,742	10.66%	107
Feb 1993	16,238	14,611	1,627	10.02%	100
Mar 1993	16,154	14,652	1,502	9.30%	93
Apr 1993	16,092	14,641	1,451	9.02%	90
May 1993	16,280	14,778	1,502	9.23%	92
Jun 1993	16,602	14,947	1,655	9.97%	100
Jul 1993	16,510	14,958	1,552	9.40%	94
Aug 1993	16,345	14,904	1,441	8.82%	88
Sep 1993	16,023	14,765	1,258	7.85%	79
Oct 1993	16,185	14,911	1,274	7.87%	79
Nov 1993	16,160	14,973	1,187	7.35%	73
Dec 1993	16,073	15,020	1,053	6.55%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,645	14,327	1,318	8.42%	84
Feb 1994	15,626	14,272	1,354	8.67%	87
Mar 1994	15,594	14,324	1,270	8.14%	81
Apr 1994	15,697	14,361	1,336	8.51%	85
May 1994	15,817	14,477	1,340	8.47%	85
Jun 1994	16,110	14,637	1,473	9.14%	91
Jul 1994	16,303	14,691	1,612	9.89%	99
Aug 1994	16,312	14,658	1,654	10.14%	101
Sep 1994	16,084	14,391	1,693	10.53%	105
Oct 1994	16,243	14,570	1,673	10.30%	103
Nov 1994	16,107	14,578	1,529	9.49%	95
Dec 1994	15,941	14,626	1,315	8.25%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,177	14,665	1,512	9.35%	93
Feb 1995	16,059	14,704	1,355	8.44%	84
Mar 1995	16,133	14,812	1,321	8.19%	82
Apr 1995	16,282	14,845	1,437	8.83%	88
May 1995	16,313	14,815	1,498	9.18%	92
Jun 1995	16,502	14,974	1,528	9.26%	93
Jul 1995	16,746	15,134	1,612	9.63%	96
Aug 1995	16,757	15,030	1,727	10.31%	103
Sep 1995	16,362	14,845	1,517	9.27%	93
Oct 1995	16,292	15,021	1,271	7.80%	78
Nov 1995	16,166	15,024	1,142	7.06%	71
Dec 1995	16,011	15,043	968	6.05%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,703	14,582	1,121	7.14%	71
Feb 1996	15,834	14,729	1,105	6.98%	70
Mar 1996	16,126	14,926	1,200	7.44%	74
Apr 1996	16,298	15,048	1,250	7.67%	77
May 1996	16,446	15,150	1,296	7.88%	79
Jun 1996	16,726	15,378	1,348	8.06%	81
Jul 1996	17,089	15,573	1,516	8.87%	89
Aug 1996	16,806	15,489	1,317	7.84%	78
Sep 1996	16,520	15,240	1,280	7.75%	77
Oct 1996	16,614	15,391	1,223	7.36%	74
Nov 1996	16,572	15,396	1,176	7.10%	71
Dec 1996	16,626	15,459	1,167	7.02%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,395	15,103	1,292	7.88%	79
Feb 1997	16,535	15,167	1,368	8.27%	83
Mar 1997	16,590	15,294	1,296	7.81%	78
Apr 1997	16,561	15,322	1,239	7.48%	75
May 1997	16,840	15,382	1,458	8.66%	87
Jun 1997	17,102	15,551	1,551	9.07%	91
Jul 1997	17,460	15,699	1,761	10.09%	101
Aug 1997	17,099	15,632	1,467	8.58%	86
Sep 1997	16,858	15,408	1,450	8.60%	86
Oct 1997	16,802	15,524	1,278	7.61%	76
Nov 1997	16,921	15,703	1,218	7.20%	72
Dec 1997	16,747	15,786	961	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	16,486	15,335	1,151	6.98%	70
Feb 1998	16,522	15,323	1,199	7.26%	73
Mar 1998	16,574	15,388	1,186	7.16%	72
Apr 1998	16,376	15,368	1,008	6.16%	62
May 1998	16,403	15,394	1,009	6.15%	62
Jun 1998	16,616	15,546	1,070	6.44%	64
Jul 1998	16,895	15,712	1,183	7.00%	70
Aug 1998	16,904	15,670	1,234	7.30%	73
Sep 1998	16,614	15,486	1,128	6.79%	68
Oct 1998	16,686	15,595	1,091	6.54%	65
Nov 1998	16,665	15,699	966	5.80%	58
Dec 1998	16,619	15,777	842	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	16,579	15,418	1,161	7.00%	70
Feb 1999	16,547	15,411	1,136	6.87%	69
Mar 1999	16,632	15,533	1,099	6.61%	66
Apr 1999	16,614	15,529	1,085	6.53%	65
May 1999	16,756	15,612	1,144	6.83%	68
Jun 1999	16,905	15,689	1,216	7.19%	72
Jul 1999	16,942	15,745	1,197	7.07%	71
Aug 1999	16,828	15,663	1,165	6.92%	69
Sep 1999	16,642	15,397	1,245	7.48%	75
Oct 1999	16,556	15,543	1,013	6.12%	61
Nov 1999	16,554	15,583	971	5.87%	59
Dec 1999	16,584	15,748	836	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	14,404	13,446	958	6.65%	67
Feb 2000	14,390	13,450	940	6.53%	65
Mar 2000	14,424	13,529	895	6.20%	62
Apr 2000	14,340	13,619	721	5.03%	50
May 2000	14,366	13,547	819	5.70%	57
Jun 2000	14,527	13,685	842	5.80%	58
Jul 2000	14,602	13,683	919	6.29%	63
Aug 2000	14,594	13,671	923	6.32%	63
Sep 2000	14,375	13,532	843	5.86%	59
Oct 2000	14,445	13,642	803	5.56%	56
Nov 2000	14,558	13,738	820	5.63%	56
Dec 2000	14,580	13,852	728	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	14,568	13,587	981	6.73%	67
Feb 2001	14,545	13,588	957	6.58%	66
Mar 2001	14,786	13,721	1,065	7.20%	72
Apr 2001	14,711	13,727	984	6.69%	67
May 2001	14,776	13,745	1,031	6.98%	70
Jun 2001	14,956	13,855	1,101	7.36%	74
Jul 2001	15,069	13,940	1,129	7.49%	75
Aug 2001	14,865	13,756	1,109	7.46%	75
Sep 2001	14,707	13,696	1,011	6.87%	69
Oct 2001	14,773	13,713	1,060	7.18%	72
Nov 2001	14,869	13,789	1,080	7.26%	73
Dec 2001	14,810	13,830	980	6.62%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,725	13,535	1,190	8.08%	81
Feb 2002	14,776	13,611	1,165	7.88%	79
Mar 2002	14,808	13,649	1,159	7.83%	78
Apr 2002	14,823	13,698	1,125	7.59%	76
May 2002	14,912	13,742	1,170	7.85%	78
Jun 2002	15,061	13,845	1,216	8.07%	81
Jul 2002	15,205	13,896	1,309	8.61%	86
Aug 2002	15,214	13,846	1,368	8.99%	90
Sep 2002	14,984	13,748	1,236	8.25%	82
Oct 2002	15,018	13,749	1,269	8.45%	84
Nov 2002	15,045	13,740	1,305	8.67%	87
Dec 2002	14,993	13,770	1,223	8.16%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,719	13,349	1,370	9.31%	93
Feb 2003	14,670	13,383	1,287	8.77%	88
Mar 2003	14,627	13,437	1,190	8.14%	81
Apr 2003	14,597	13,470	1,127	7.72%	77
May 2003	14,669	13,412	1,257	8.57%	86
Jun 2003	14,864	13,513	1,351	9.09%	91
Jul 2003	14,968	13,576	1,392	9.30%	93
Aug 2003	14,869	13,507	1,362	9.16%	92
Sep 2003	14,600	13,379	1,221	8.36%	84
Oct 2003	14,695	13,465	1,230	8.37%	84
Nov 2003	14,727	13,529	1,198	8.13%	81
Dec 2003	14,640	13,522	1,118	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,613	13,277	1,336	9.14%	91
Feb 2004	14,570	13,301	1,269	8.71%	87
Mar 2004	14,658	13,328	1,330	9.07%	91
Apr 2004	14,588	13,396	1,192	8.17%	82
May 2004	14,632	13,339	1,293	8.84%	88
Jun 2004	14,892	13,459	1,433	9.62%	96
Jul 2004	15,174	13,662	1,512	9.96%	100
Aug 2004	15,022	13,562	1,460	9.72%	97
Sep 2004	14,725	13,478	1,247	8.47%	85
Oct 2004	14,809	13,574	1,235	8.34%	83
Nov 2004	14,929	13,658	1,271	8.51%	85
Dec 2004	14,787	13,692	1,095	7.41%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	14,613	13,390	1,223	8.37%	84
Feb 2005	14,549	13,375	1,174	8.07%	81
Mar 2005	14,601	13,399	1,202	8.23%	82
Apr 2005	14,556	13,512	1,044	7.17%	72
May 2005	14,683	13,560	1,123	7.65%	76
Jun 2005	14,804	13,614	1,190	8.04%	80
Jul 2005	15,068	13,819	1,249	8.29%	83
Aug 2005	15,021	13,699	1,322	8.80%	88
Sep 2005	14,739	13,617	1,122	7.61%	76
Oct 2005	14,796	13,696	1,100	7.43%	74
Nov 2005	14,892	13,734	1,158	7.78%	78
Dec 2005	14,842	13,791	1,051	7.08%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	14,627	13,455	1,172	8.01%	80
Feb 2006	14,595	13,483	1,112	7.62%	76
Mar 2006	14,634	13,537	1,097	7.50%	75
Apr 2006	14,579	13,604	975	6.69%	67
May 2006	14,659	13,607	1,052	7.18%	72
Jun 2006	14,880	13,722	1,158	7.78%	78
Jul 2006	15,082	13,826	1,256	8.33%	83
Aug 2006	15,006	13,765	1,241	8.27%	83
Sep 2006	14,707	13,659	1,048	7.13%	71
Oct 2006	14,756	13,783	973	6.59%	66
Nov 2006	14,740	13,800	940	6.38%	64
Dec 2006	14,705	13,796	909	6.18%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,663	13,560	1,103	7.52%	75
Feb 2007	14,578	13,558	1,020	7.00%	70
Mar 2007	14,537	13,590	947	6.51%	65
Apr 2007	14,489	13,584	905	6.25%	62
May 2007	14,521	13,566	955	6.58%	66
Jun 2007	14,747	13,722	1,025	6.95%	70
Jul 2007	15,011	13,887	1,124	7.49%	75
Aug 2007	14,863	13,780	1,083	7.29%	73
Sep 2007	14,628	13,658	970	6.63%	66
Oct 2007	14,704	13,728	976	6.64%	66
Nov 2007	14,766	13,810	956	6.47%	65
Dec 2007	14,674	13,724	950	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,836	13,592	1,244	8.39%	84
Feb 2008	14,646	13,480	1,166	7.96%	80
Mar 2008	14,631	13,517	1,114	7.61%	76
Apr 2008	14,719	13,646	1,073	7.29%	73
May 2008	14,939	13,711	1,228	8.22%	82
Jun 2008	15,084	13,773	1,311	8.69%	87
Jul 2008	15,217	13,850	1,367	8.98%	90
Aug 2008	15,279	13,774	1,505	9.85%	99
Sep 2008	15,024	13,696	1,328	8.84%	88
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Chester Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	662	9.93%
2.	Health Care	577	8.66%
3.	Construction	496	7.44%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	439	6.59%
5.	Public Administration	398	5.97%
6.	Educational Services	382	5.73%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	200	3.00%
8.	Paper Manufacturing	199	2.99%
9.	Other Transportation	188	2.82%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	165	2.48%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	160	2.40%
12.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	138	2.07%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	135	2.03%
14.	Truck Transportation	132	1.98%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	125	1.88%
16.	Finance and Insurance	113	1.70%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	113	1.70%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	113	1.70%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	110	1.65%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	110	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,347	27.88%
2.	Educational Services	915	10.87%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	565	6.71%
4.	Finance and Insurance	521	6.19%
5.	Social Assistance	484	5.75%
6.	Public Administration	351	4.17%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	313	3.72%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	247	2.93%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	206	2.45%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	204	2.42%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	138	1.64%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	137	1.63%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	131	1.56%
14.	Other Transportation	99	1.18%
15.	Food Manufacturing	96	1.14%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	91	1.08%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	89	1.06%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	82	0.97%
19.	Other Direct Selling Estab	80	0.95%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	74	0.88%

Chester Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	560	8.40%
2.	Other Production Occupations	462	6.93%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	404	6.06%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	384	5.76%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	335	5.03%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	253	3.80%
7.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	212	3.18%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	209	3.14%
9.	Other Protective Service Workers	207	3.11%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	193	2.90%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	188	2.82%
12.	Construction Laborers	187	2.81%
13.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	178	2.67%
14.	Other Management Occupations	161	2.42%
15.	Bus Drivers	123	1.85%
16.	Cashiers	122	1.83%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	117	1.76%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	114	1.71%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	112	1.68%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	105	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	886	10.53%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	470	5.58%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	428	5.08%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	423	5.03%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	390	4.63%
6.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	360	4.28%
7.	Cashiers	354	4.21%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	308	3.66%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	285	3.39%
10.	Other Production Occupations	272	3.23%
11.	Registered Nurses	263	3.12%
12.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	254	3.02%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	245	2.91%
14.	Child Care Workers	233	2.77%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	232	2.76%
16.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	218	2.59%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	182	2.16%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	173	2.06%
19.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	161	1.91%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	158	1.88%

Chester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	15,207	50.47%
15-35 hours	3,398	11.28%
1-14 hours	807	2.68%
No regular hours	10,720	35.58%

Chester Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	520	3.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM	447	3.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	741	5.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,482	10.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,298	9.01%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,668	11.58%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,895	13.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,470	10.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	647	4.49%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	624	4.33%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	354	2.46%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	214	1.49%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,589	11.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,451	10.08%

Chester Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	367	2.55%
5-9	1,337	9.28%
10-14	2,170	15.07%
15-19	2,210	15.35%
20-24	2,534	17.60%
25-29	789	5.48%
30-34	1,992	13.83%
35-39	326	2.26%
40-44	474	3.29%
45-59	1,077	7.48%
60-89	633	4.40%
At least 90	491	3.41%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	726	5.04%	8,681	60.28%
30-44	591	4.10%	2,201	15.28%
45-59	327	2.27%	750	5.21%
At least 60	557	3.87%	567	3.94%

Chester Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	20	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,665	18.23%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,551	58.50%
Motorcycle	37	0.25%
Other	112	0.77%
Public transportation	2,201	15.06%
Walked	814	5.57%
Worked at home	217	1.48%

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Chester Family Information Back to top
: 14,433 (38,500 people)
: 9,331 (31,253 people)
: 1,806
: 21,505
Chester Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,929	20.29%
$10,000-$14,999	1,437	9.96%
$15,000-$19,999	1,290	8.94%
$20,000-$24,999	1,136	7.87%
$25,000-$29,999	1,155	8.00%
$30,000-$34,999	1,174	8.13%
$35,000-$39,999	777	5.38%
$40,000-$44,999	621	4.30%
$45,000-$49,999	553	3.83%
$50,000-$59,999	1,067	7.39%
$60,000-$74,999	964	6.68%
$75,000-$99,999	716	4.96%
$100,000-$124,999	334	2.31%
$125,000-$149,999	143	0.99%
$150,000-$199,999	41	0.28%
$200,000 or more	96	0.67%

Chester Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,377	30.28%
Family, 2 people	3,107	21.49%
Nonfamily, 2 people	623	4.31%
Family, 3 people	2,383	16.49%
Nonfamily, 3 people	76	0.53%
Family, 4 people	1,790	12.38%
Nonfamily, 4 people	43	0.30%
Family, 5 people	1,115	7.71%
Nonfamily, 5 people	14	0.10%
Family, 6 people	544	3.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	375	2.59%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.02%

Chester Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,667	30.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,033	5.87%
Public Assistance	1,330	3.84%
Retirement	2,129	6.14%
Self Employment	440	1.27%
Social Security	4,061	11.72%
Supplemental Security	1,178	3.40%
Wage / Salary	10,551	30.45%
Other	2,263	6.53%

Chester Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,165	55.09%
With children under 18	1,765	44.91%

Chester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,103	7.88%
Married	5,555	39.70%
Never Married	6,657	47.57%
Widowed	678	4.85%

Chester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,596	9.58%
Married	5,787	34.73%
Never Married	7,005	42.04%
Widowed	2,276	13.66%

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Chester Education Information Back to top
Chester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,905	6.56%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,429	22.13%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,393	39.23%
Some college, no degree	5,842	20.11%
Associate degree	1,168	4.02%
Bachelors degree	1,621	5.58%
Graduate or professional degree	687	2.37%

Chester Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	625	1.51%	323	0.78%	948	2.29%
Kindergarten	465	1.12%	158	0.38%	623	1.50%
Grades 1-4	2,809	6.78%	446	1.08%	3,255	7.85%
Grades 5-8	2,299	5.55%	442	1.07%	2,741	6.61%
Grades 9-12	2,327	5.61%	251	0.61%	2,578	6.22%
Undergrad college	1,474	3.56%	1,001	2.41%	2,475	5.97%
Graduate or professional school	86	0.21%	156	0.38%	242	0.58%
Total	10,085	24.33%	2,777	6.70%	12,862	31.02%

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Chester Business Information Back to top
: $79,304,000
: $100,525,000
: $16,261,000

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Chester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	28,517	74.00%
Below Poverty Level	10,022	26.00%

Chester Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$1,153	$267	$167	$1,436	$13	$128	$2,897	$905	$20,082	$0
1952	$1,278	$281	$179	$1,351	$17	$169	$2,994	$1,033	$19,861	$0
1953	$1,293	$275	$175	$1,502	$27	$166	$3,163	$1,672	$18,753	$0
1954	$1,431	$295	$201	$1,582	$23	$269	$3,506	$1,141	$18,381	$2,964
1955	$1,396	$280	$398	$1,719	$25	$113	$3,651	$1,259	$19,600	$4,769
1956	$1,416	$275	$474	$1,652	$20	$258	$3,820	$1,286	$18,324	$2,783
1957	$1,631	$284	$265	$1,879	$35	$160	$3,970	$1,381	$17,948	$3,671
1958	$1,580	$291	$949	$1,896	$38	$461	$4,924	$1,407	$17,360	$3,205
1959	$1,702	$268	$310	$1,980	$37	$352	$4,381	$1,505	$19,240	$5,293
1960	$1,700	$204	$394	$0	$30	$466	$2,590	$1,218	$2,968	$1,699
1961	$1,746	$213	$922	$0	$38	$394	$3,100	$1,217	$2,661	$1,442
1962	$1,825	$225	$305	$0	$46	$406	$2,582	$1,425	$2,906	$1,922
1963	$1,805	$387	$667	$0	$45	$508	$3,025	$1,495	$3,960	$1,961
1964	$1,805	$387	$667	$0	$45	$508	$3,025	$1,495	$3,960	$0
1965	$1,856	$449	$941	$0	$45	$500	$3,342	$1,685	$3,555	$0
1966	$1,815	$414	$1,332	$0	$45	$412	$3,604	$1,815	$3,380	$0
1967	$1,501	$2,087	$642	$0	$124	$429	$2,696	$2,044	$4,122	$1,994
1968	$1,475	$1,814	$2,539	$0	$124	$538	$4,676	$2,311	$5,330	$0
1969	$1,665	$2,041	$1,080	$0	$124	$611	$3,480	$2,505	$5,755	$0
1970	$1,654	$2,125	$1,346	$0	$124	$1,038	$4,162	$2,897	$7,460	$4,360
1971	$1,933	$2,276	$4,604	$0	$124	$1,211	$7,872	$3,400	$8,325	$6,582
1972	$2,193	$2,330	$1,862	$0	$280	$1,271	$5,606	$3,743	$7,445	$3,954
1973	$2,695	$2,638	$7,383	$0	$280	$976	$11,334	$5,083	$10,310	$6,563
1974	$2,644	$2,657	$7,986	$0	$280	$3,315	$14,225	$5,357	$8,909	$7,047
1975	$2,540	$2,831	$7,166	$0	$280	$1,134	$11,120	$5,339	$11,605	$10,923
1976	$2,666	$3,011	$4,282	$0	$280	$1,066	$8,294	$7,066	$11,870	$10,340
1977	$3,016	$3,185	$7,164	$0	$422	$930	$11,532	$6,540	$10,340	$7,071
1978	$2,973	$3,400	$8,504	$0	$422	$663	$12,562	$6,326	$8,865	$5,170
1979	$3,165	$3,432	$11,284	$0	$422	$905	$15,776	$8,510	$8,870	$4,385
1980	$3,413	$3,684	$8,204	$0	$422	$1,875	$13,914	$8,743	$8,925	$3,861
1981	$3,942	$4,120	$6,936	$0	$422	$1,659	$12,959	$7,953	$6,987	$3,527
1982	$3,862	$5,528	$6,750	$0	$922	$2,439	$13,973	$5,978	$6,509	$3,659
1983	$4,758	$5,583	$2,776	$0	$922	$3,164	$11,620	$5,874	$5,765	$5,252
1984	$4,645	$5,452	$7,537	$0	$922	$4,175	$17,279	$8,113	$8,395	$7,468
1985	$4,506	$5,430	$11,037	$0	$877	$3,129	$19,549	$9,979	$8,020	$9,311
1986	$5,101	$5,644	$2,993	$0	$877	$2,419	$11,390	$9,764	$7,645	$4,740
1987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$5,804	$5,674	$3,252	$0	$620	$23,227	$32,903	$8,233	$344,365	$329,912
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$620	$0	$620	$0	$0	$2,929
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$620	$0	$620	$0	$0	$2,929
1992	$6,427	$6,945	$2,078	$0	$620	$2,093	$11,218	$11,443	$8,980	$5,355
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$7,811	$8,440	$4,339	$0	$3,499	$3,099	$18,748	$14,021	$23,464	$41,082
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$8,256	$8,920	$4,522	$0	$3,499	$3,202	$19,479	$16,026	$23,464	$42,291
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$8,256	$8,329	$3,749	$0	$0	$1,384	$13,389	$13,988	$0	$50,664

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$128	$51	$31	$411	$245	$8,296
1951	$470	$0	$62	$6,557	$24	$317	$8,296
1952	$0	$127	$139	$36	$306	$317	$3,816
1952	$447	$0	$64	$1,917	$32	$431	$3,816
1953	$0	$134	$266	$38	$321	$163	$3,006
1953	$553	$0	$68	$1,110	$43	$310	$3,006
1954	$0	$163	$54	$41	$250	$156	$3,554
1954	$649	$0	$52	$1,215	$49	$925	$3,554
1955	$0	$161	$70	$37	$479	$105	$4,179
1955	$709	$0	$58	$1,347	$51	$1,162	$4,179
1956	$0	$163	$74	$26	$351	$126	$4,916
1956	$662	$0	$67	$2,601	$54	$792	$4,916
1957	$0	$284	$52	$21	$256	$128	$3,333
1957	$665	$0	$49	$1,274	$50	$554	$3,333
1958	$0	$230	$56	$24	$554	$165	$3,919
1958	$674	$0	$96	$1,444	$48	$628	$3,919
1959	$0	$258	$0	$28	$444	$223	$5,170
1959	$778	$0	$58	$2,426	$53	$902	$5,170
1960	$0	$185	$0	$26	$312	$146	$3,138
1960	$774	$0	$60	$0	$60	$1,575	$3,138
1961	$0	$181	$0	$28	$362	$145	$3,048
1961	$816	$0	$57	$0	$67	$1,392	$3,048
1962	$0	$257	$85	$42	$350	$135	$2,541
1962	$848	$0	$67	$0	$85	$672	$2,541
1963	$0	$276	$0	$43	$741	$142	$4,093
1963	$835	$0	$92	$0	$84	$1,880	$4,093
1964	$0	$276	$83	$43	$741	$142	$4,093
1964	$835	$0	$92	$0	$84	$1,797	$4,093
1965	$0	$308	$74	$28	$626	$142	$3,903
1965	$992	$0	$93	$0	$84	$1,556	$3,903
1966	$0	$330	$93	$86	$364	$146	$3,372
1966	$1,032	$7	$94	$0	$84	$1,136	$3,372
1967	$0	$362	$115	$111	$619	$178	$5,452
1967	$1,185	$9	$104	$0	$145	$2,624	$5,452
1968	$0	$400	$80	$139	$624	$200	$6,611
1968	$1,377	$0	$172	$0	$145	$3,474	$6,611
1969	$0	$426	$226	$201	$803	$265	$5,700
1969	$1,439	$0	$228	$0	$145	$1,967	$5,700
1970	$0	$554	$106	$62	$652	$469	$6,306
1970	$1,704	$0	$266	$0	$145	$2,348	$6,306
1971	$0	$585	$59	$86	$915	$660	$9,866
1971	$1,927	$0	$385	$0	$145	$5,104	$9,866
1972	$0	$576	$577	$81	$465	$347	$9,019
1972	$2,243	$54	$195	$0	$264	$4,217	$9,019
1973	$29	$749	$272	$125	$1,156	$385	$12,897
1973	$2,554	$46	$317	$0	$264	$7,000	$12,897
1974	$0	$947	$242	$262	$1,050	$265	$12,188
1974	$2,938	$0	$356	$0	$264	$5,864	$12,188
1975	$0	$911	$625	$243	$1,479	$426	$11,168
1975	$3,536	$0	$341	$0	$264	$3,343	$11,168
1976	$0	$949	$724	$321	$1,945	$457	$12,358
1976	$4,042	$0	$622	$0	$264	$3,034	$12,358
1977	$0	$773	$177	$388	$1,135	$546	$15,030
1977	$3,766	$0	$600	$0	$490	$7,155	$15,030
1978	$0	$786	$443	$657	$1,587	$411	$15,318
1978	$4,850	$0	$512	$0	$490	$5,582	$15,318
1979	$0	$880	$464	$540	$1,262	$708	$19,751
1979	$4,819	$0	$457	$0	$490	$10,131	$19,751
1980	$0	$863	$495	$404	$1,226	$417	$17,726
1980	$5,038	$0	$605	$0	$490	$8,188	$17,726
1981	$0	$1,140	$216	$488	$1,367	$490	$16,026
1981	$4,433	$0	$479	$0	$490	$6,923	$16,026
1982	$0	$1,138	$293	$537	$1,503	$759	$17,809
1982	$4,136	$0	$325	$0	$658	$8,460	$17,809
1983	$0	$1,247	$357	$595	$1,853	$684	$18,362
1983	$5,053	$0	$552	$0	$658	$7,363	$18,362
1984	$0	$1,529	$532	$612	$1,961	$695	$20,783
1984	$6,731	$0	$482	$0	$658	$7,583	$20,783
1985	$0	$1,921	$371	$661	$2,001	$883	$26,570
1985	$8,010	$0	$521	$0	$850	$11,352	$26,570
1986	$0	$1,218	$346	$445	$1,919	$633	$21,042
1986	$6,143	$0	$730	$0	$850	$8,758	$21,042
1987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$1,089	$437	$486	$1,410	$633	$37,345
1988	$6,900	$0	$17,008	$0	$850	$8,532	$37,345
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
1992	$0	$1,312	$528	$597	$1,839	$965	$20,411
1992	$9,195	$0	$976	$0	$850	$4,149	$20,411
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,863	$750	$848	$2,486	$1,198	$27,409
1997	$11,254	$0	$1,360	$0	$2,760	$4,890	$27,409
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$2,110	$850	$961	$2,754	$1,272	$30,361
2000	$12,752	$0	$1,360	$0	$2,760	$5,542	$30,361
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,320	$960	$1,057	$2,590	$798	$30,844
2002	$14,034	$0	$0	$0	$3,382	$5,703	$30,844

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Chester Criminal Information Back to top
: 967
Chester Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	23.734	1.294	0.224	6.642	31.894	2.687	15.275	25.425	11.618	55.005
2000	19.752	0.632	0.438	6.252	27.074	1.678	11.117	20.117	10.679	43.591
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	12.751	0.837	0.324	4.376	18.289	0.837	6.457	17.452	8.429	33.175
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	13.759	0.835	0.512	4.577	19.683	0.727	10.663	16.586	7.485	34.734
2005	17.734	0.919	0.406	6.191	25.249	0.973	12.976	19.194	7.840	40.010
2006	18.980	0.566	0.485	6.498	26.529	0.674	11.971	19.951	7.657	39.578
2007	17.990	0.679	0.734	6.277	25.680	0.842	11.875	17.256	7.011	36.142

Chester Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	10	96
2005	10	96
2006	10	96
2007	8	100

Chester Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,493
2000	2,905
2001	0
2002	1,905

Chester Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Chester Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	7,343	17.71%
10-19 Years	6,821	16.45%
20-29 Years	6,127	14.78%
30-39 Years	5,711	13.78%
40-49 Years	5,467	13.19%
50-59 Years	3,930	9.48%
60-69 Years	2,632	6.35%
70-79 Years	2,207	5.32%
80-89 Years	1,049	2.53%
90+ Years	171	0.41%

Chester Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	19,472	46.97%
Female	21,986	53.03%

Chester Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	30,854	74.42%
Caucasian	7,604	18.34%
Hispanic/Latino	2,081	5.02%
Multiracial	525	1.27%
Asian	244	0.59%
Amerindian	77	0.19%
Other Race	68	0.16%
Pacific Islander	5	0.01%

Chester Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	2,205	23.82%
2.	Italian	1,241	13.41%
3.	German	1,205	13.02%
4.	African	920	9.94%
5.	Polish	684	7.39%
6.	United States Or American	657	7.10%
7.	English	546	5.90%
8.	Ukrainian	172	1.86%
9.	French Non-Basque	161	1.74%
10.	Dutch	156	1.69%

Chester Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	35,068	92.23%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,840	4.84%
3.	African	187	0.49%
4.	French	150	0.39%
5.	Polish	140	0.37%
6.	Arabic	80	0.21%
7.	Other Indo European	77	0.20%
8.	Italian	75	0.20%
9.	Chinese	75	0.20%
10.	Other Pacific Island	56	0.15%

Chester Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	40,471	97.62%
Naturalized immigrant	382	0.92%
Not a citizen	605	1.46%

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.

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Alphabetical | By Population

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