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Chester, IA

150 Population
1.4 square miles 108.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±9.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Howard County: 39.2 ±0.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,214 ±$9,174 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Howard County: $35,150 † ±$3,855
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,438 ±$39,728 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Howard County: $67,446 † ±$7,862
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.3% ±6.4% (14  ±11) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Howard County: 8.9% † 828 (±2.4% / ±222)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.8 minutes ±11.5 (2,635  ±1,546) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Howard County: 23.2 † 95,375 (±2.4 / ±11,046)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

65 ±22 Number of households
  • Howard County: 3,773 ±182
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.4 (150  ±57) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.5 9,262 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

15% ±21.2% (6  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Howard County: 9.3% † 173 (±3.1% / ±58)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

78 ±26 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 4,320 ±20
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$120,800 ±$88,364 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Howard County: $147,800 † ±$14,899
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.7% ±12.4% (4  ±18.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Howard County: 9.9% † 918 (±3.2% / ±293.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±19.4% (88  ±36.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Howard County: 92.5% 5,841 (±5.1% / ±327.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.2% ±28.2% (22  ±29) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 19.5% † 1,233 (±2.6% / ±166.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • 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

8% ±11.6% (12  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Howard County: 2.3% 219
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±10 N/A Male ±10 N/A Female ±10

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