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Chester, SC
Demographic Data




Chester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,187

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.7%
5 - 17:
13.6%
18 - 24:
7.9%
25 - 34:
21.5%
35 - 54:
18.1%
55 - 64:
14.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
0.6%
0.6%
82.2%
82.2%
10.8%
10.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chester
USA
$20,036
$20,036
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chester
USA
$39,951
$39,951
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.8%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Public Service
Wholesale
26.2%
26.2%
14.4%
14.4%
13.8%
13.8%
11.9%
11.9%
9.3%
9.3%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
3.9%
3.9%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
61.4%
61.4%
36.0%
36.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Welsh
Italian
Scots-Irish
African
Irish
English
German
Swedish
British
Norwegian
Scottish
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Dutch
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
5.0%
5.0%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
3.9%
3.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Polish
Langs. of India
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
97.6%
97.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chester Residents

0.2%


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