Chester is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,635 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Chester is the 473rd largest community in New Jersey.

Chester is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 86.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chester is a borough of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chester who work in management occupations (16.88%), office and administrative support jobs (12.47%), and sales jobs (11.08%).

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.

In addition, Chester is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Chester is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Chester's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small borough, Chester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Chester Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Chester is a pretty powerful place. 48.33% of the adults in Chester have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Chester in 2000 was $42,564, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,256 for a family of four. However, Chester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chester include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, Hungarian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Chester is English. Some people also speak Spanish.