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Chester township, Logan County, IL

508 Population
38.3 square miles 13.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±10.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Logan County: 41.1 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,749 ±$8,641 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Logan County: $35,126 ±$1,696
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,636 ±$15,072 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Logan County: $66,358 ±$2,759
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.2% ±3.5% (16  ±18) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Logan County: 13.1% † 3,203 (±1.7% / ±417)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.3 minutes ±9.6 (5,125  ±1,668) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Logan County: 21 229,490 (±1.2 / ±16,289)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

222 ±54 Number of households
  • Logan County: 11,266 ±187
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (508  ±133) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Logan County: 2.2 24,357 (±0 / ±178)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.3% ±14.3% (9  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Logan County: 4.8% † 322 (±1.3% / ±87)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

245 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Logan County: 11,967 ±96
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$184,900 ±$45,952 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Logan County: $134,400 ±$6,443
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.8% ±4.8% (24  ±25.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Logan County: 15% † 4,112 (±1.9% / ±521.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±34.3% (398  ±90.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Logan County: 92.7% 18,364 (±3.6% / ±724.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
36.4% ±9.1% (145  ±51.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Logan County: 20.9% 4,142 (±1.8% / ±361.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.1% ±4.9% (26  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Logan County: 1.5% 405
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±4.1% (21  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Logan County: 6.3% † 1,410 (±0.8% / ±185)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
21 Total veterans ±19 21 Male ±19 N/A Female ±13

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