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Chester Township School District, NJ

9,260 Population
30.7 square miles 301.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.4 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Morris County: 42.6 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$92,327 ±$9,450 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Morris County: $71,044 ±$1,025
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • more than double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$229,858 ±$20,938 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Morris County: $137,326 ±$2,991
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.7% ±1.2% (252  ±106) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Morris County: 4.9% 24,928 (±0.4% / ±2,028)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.8 minutes ±5.5 (98,680  ±12,176) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Morris County: 29.8 6,249,405 (±0.4 / ±120,594)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,091 ±189 Number of households
  • Morris County: 193,245 ±705
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.2 (9,160  ±198) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Morris County: 2.6 505,785 (±0 / ±171)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±4% (110  ±78) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Morris County: 5% † 5,630 (±0.5% / ±572)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,195 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Morris County: 199,506 ±100
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$759,500 ±$55,673 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Morris County: $582,500 ±$5,640
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.4% ±2.3% (493  ±214.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Morris County: 8.9% 45,242 (±0.6% / ±3,101.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.6% ±5.4% (6,066  ±462.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Morris County: 94.9% 347,957 (±1.1% / ±4,105.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
69.3% ±5.2% (4,260  ±390.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Morris County: 57.8% 211,897 (±0.8% / ±3,053.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • nearly double 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

8.6% ±2.7% (800  ±251) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Morris County: 19.8% 101,789
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±1.2% (313  ±84) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Morris County: 3.4% 13,940 (±0.2% / ±866)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
313 Total veterans ±84 298 Male ±82 15 Female ±12

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