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Chester, AR

76 Population
0.5 square miles 149.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.3 ±22.9 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,476 ±$8,558 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: $32,511 ±$1,682
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$29,250 ±$13,548 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: $58,468 ±$1,723
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±21.4% (15  ±18) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 16.4% 37,015 (±0.9% / ±2,020)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.6 minutes ±9.6 (695  ±497) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 21.5 1,974,365 (±0.5 / ±57,606)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33 ±19 Number of households
  • the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 90,992 ±773
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±1.8 (76  ±39) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 2.5 226,870 (±0 / ±50)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

39 ±21 Number of housing units
  • the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 101,458 ±119
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

14.5% ±20.5% (11  ±16.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 13.3% 30,236 (±0.8% / ±1,853.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

75.4% ±51.8% (46  ±42.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 85.8% 133,378 (±1.6% / ±2,535.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.5% ±53.4% (7  ±32.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 21% 32,690 (±0.9% / ±1,360.2)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about one-third 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

10.3% ±10.3% (7  ±8) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 8.2% 14,373 (±0.5% / ±786)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
7 Total veterans ±8 7 Male ±8 N/A Female ±13

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