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Chester, NE

240 Population
0.6 square miles 409.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±8.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Thayer County: 46 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,292 ±$4,326 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Thayer County: $35,611 ±$1,925
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$71,875 ±$36,455 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Thayer County: $66,213 ±$5,166
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.3% ±5.5% (27  ±15) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Thayer County: 9% † 432 (±1.6% / ±77)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.7 minutes ±1 (1,400  ±485) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Thayer County: 16.4 37,740 (±1.4 / ±3,667)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

99 ±21 Number of households
  • Thayer County: 2,087 ±75
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.4 (240  ±65) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Thayer County: 2.3 4,785 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

19.1% ±17.8% (8  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Thayer County: 6.4% † 57 (±2.4% / ±21)
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

125 ±27 Number of housing units
  • Thayer County: 2,497 ±30
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$76,800 ±$14,240 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Thayer County: $122,800 ±$11,443
  • about one-third of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.1% ±6.5% (5  ±15.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Thayer County: 8.2% † 400 (±1.9% / ±92.1)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±12.7% (161  ±41.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Thayer County: 94.9% 3,298 (±4.9% / ±172.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22% ±14% (37  ±24.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Thayer County: 23.8% † 828 (±2.4% / ±85.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about three-fifths of 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

0.8% ±1.2% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Thayer County: 1% 48
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±5.6% (12  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Thayer County: 6.2% † 233 (±1% / ±36)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
12 Total veterans ±10 4 Male ±3 8 Female ±10

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