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Chester, NY Urban Area

5,781 Population
4.6 square miles 1,264.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±6.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,744 ±$6,631 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$102,050 ±$22,040 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.1% ±4.3% (296  ±252) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

44.8 minutes ±5.9 (131,990  ±28,083) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,181 ±239 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.4 (5,763  ±593) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±4.5% (63  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,370 ±261 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$383,700 ±$32,365 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±5.4% (669  ±317.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.9% ±5.7% (4,267  ±560.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.7% ±6.7% (1,660  ±351.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little 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

10.5% ±4.2% (605  ±253) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.4% ±2.1% (160  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
160 Total veterans ±103 160 Male ±103 N/A Female ±19

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