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Chester, MA

692 Population
1.4 square miles 496.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±8.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$29,152 ±$5,742 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $37,810 ±$633
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$86,042 ±$2,351 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $70,535 ±$1,145
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

2.9% ±2.1% (20  ±16) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 15.7% 70,787 (±0.7% / ±3,315)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

29.9 minutes ±3.4 (10,035  ±3,254) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 22.9 4,394,490 (±0.2 / ±76,278)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

224 ±49 Number of households
  • the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 184,217 ±840
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
3.1 ±0.9 (692  ±254) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 2.4 449,657 (±0 / ±123)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

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

Housing

283 ±63 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 197,210 ±122
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$203,300 ±$58,639 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $276,300 ±$2,749
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

1.3% ±3% (9  ±21.1) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 8.6% 39,308 (±0.5% / ±2,378)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

97.9% ±32.8% (426  ±94.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 87.2% 278,861 (±1.3% / ±4,284.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
16.1% ±9.5% (70  ±44.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 28.9% 92,525 (±0.8% / ±2,397.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4% ±2.6% (19  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 5.7% 20,944 (±0.3% / ±1,109)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
19 Total veterans ±13 11 Male ±8 8 Female ±11

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