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Chester Center, CT

2,026 Population
2.7 square miles 757.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±13.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 40.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,377 ±$13,556 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $52,245 ±$571
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,375 ±$43,353 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $95,118 ±$1,166
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.1% ±9.7% (332  ±197) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 9.8% 108,744 (±0.4% / ±4,663)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.6 minutes ±11.4 (19,275  ±5,657) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 24 11,623,605 (±0.3 / ±157,256)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

866 ±154 Number of households
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 465,181 ±1,406
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (1,889  ±336) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 2.4 1,111,502 (±0 / ±287)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±6.6% (15  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.4% 11,769 (±0.3% / ±805)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

940 ±149 Number of housing units
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 499,522 ±254
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$422,500 ±$47,902 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $333,500 ±$2,291
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.3% ±3.3% (86  ±67.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 10.8% 122,780 (±0.4% / ±4,755.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.4% ±5% (1,422  ±229.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 92.1% 748,187 (±0.8% / ±6,399.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.1% ±6.7% (598  ±135.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 42.7% 347,159 (±0.5% / ±4,128.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

6.7% ±4.5% (135  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 14.2% 163,347
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±3.5% (92  ±61) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.7% 43,826 (±0.2% / ±1,480)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
92 Total veterans ±61 92 Male ±61 N/A Female ±14

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