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Chester, IL Urban Area

6,023 Population
4 square miles 1,520.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,966 ±$4,821 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$82,863 ±$16,558 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.9% ±5.7% (599  ±215) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.8 minutes ±4.7 (36,575  ±9,708) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,777 ±122 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (3,801  ±144) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±4.7% (32  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,064 ±141 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$110,100 ±$10,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.3% ±5% (1,040  ±302.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76.2% ±5.7% (3,761  ±363.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.8% ±2.4% (533  ±124.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

1.1% ±0.8% (65  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±1.9% (365  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
365 Total veterans ±103 365 Male ±103 N/A Female ±18

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