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Chester township, Poweshiek County, IA

264 Population
35.8 square miles 7.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±16.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Poweshiek County: 41 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,463 ±$18,196 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Poweshiek County: $38,109 ±$2,844
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

N/A Persons below poverty line

9.1 minutes ±13.5 (880  ±898) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Poweshiek County: 18.6 146,175 (±1.8 / ±15,425)
  • about half the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about one-third of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

101 ±62 Number of households
  • Poweshiek County: 7,804 ±274
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.9 (264  ±184) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Poweshiek County: 2.2 16,892 (±0.1 / ±42)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

108 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Poweshiek County: 8,975 ±64
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$181,900 ±$157,452 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Poweshiek County: $209,300 ±$13,672
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±79.4% (178  ±90.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Poweshiek County: 94.9% 11,591 (±4.8% / ±595.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.2% ±14.8% (43  ±37.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Poweshiek County: 27.3% † 3,339 (±2.8% / ±338.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-thirds 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

3.8% ±6.3% (10  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Poweshiek County: 3.6% 672
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±8.3% (10  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Poweshiek County: 6.9% † 1,036 (±1.3% / ±198)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
10 Total veterans ±16 10 Male ±16 N/A Female ±10

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