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Chester township, Meigs County, OH

2,508 Population
45.5 square miles 55.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±6.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Meigs County: 44.1 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,431 ±$4,647 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Meigs County: $26,289 ±$1,385
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,760 ±$26,913 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Meigs County: $46,873 ±$3,283
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±5.7% (138  ±140) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Meigs County: 21.8% † 4,688 (±3% / ±650)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.2 minutes ±4.8 (28,520  ±8,949) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Meigs County: 31.4 239,600 (±2.1 / ±20,188)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

920 ±201 Number of households
  • Meigs County: 9,102 ±253
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.8 (2,426  ±504) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Meigs County: 2.4 21,694 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • 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

1,088 ±215 Number of housing units
  • Meigs County: 10,675 ±24
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$173,400 ±$56,487 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Meigs County: $119,300 ±$8,941
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11% ±5.9% (275  ±157.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Meigs County: 8.9% † 1,933 (±2% / ±426.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.2% ±26% (1,673  ±308.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Meigs County: 86.4% 13,587 (±4.5% / ±713.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14% ±4.5% (248  ±94.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Meigs County: 12.2% † 1,918 (±1.8% / ±274.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about two-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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.8% ±3.1% (110  ±63) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Meigs County: 8.2% † 1,421 (±1.5% / ±255)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
110 Total veterans ±63 110 Male ±63 N/A Female ±13

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