About Chester

Chester is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 3,743 people and just one neighborhood, Chester is the 141st largest community in Connecticut. Chester has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns , Chester isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chester who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.63%), sales jobs (9.96%), and management occupations (9.04%).

Of important note, Chester is also a town of artists. Chester has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Chester's character.

Also of interest is that Chester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Chester is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chester a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chester has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chester's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Chester are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Chester, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Chester is a relatively small town. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Chester Information and Demographics

The citizens of Chester are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.54% of adults in Chester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chester in 2000 was $32,191, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,764 for a family of four.

The people who call Chester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chester is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Chester include Italian, English, Irish, German, Polish, Swedish, French Canadian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Chester is English.