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Chester, NJ
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

1,675

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
14.3%
18 - 24:
6.6%
25 - 34:
11.8%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
14.6%
Over 65 Years:
20.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.9%
4.9%
94.7%
94.7%
59.8%
59.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chester
USA
$74,526
$74,526
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chester
USA
$142,857
$142,857
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.4%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Construction
Finance
Information Technology
Accommodation
Other
Public Service
Agriculture
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
18.2%
18.2%
12.3%
12.3%
9.9%
9.9%
9.1%
9.1%
7.8%
7.8%
7.8%
7.8%
6.8%
6.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
84.4%
84.4%
8.6%
8.6%
4.1%
4.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
English
Polish
Scottish
European
Dutch
British
Hungarian
Czech
French
Norwegian
Ukrainian
Finnish
Welsh
Celtic
Romanian
Swedish
Slavic
26.4%
26.4%
19.1%
19.1%
18.9%
18.9%
12.6%
12.6%
7.9%
7.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Scandinavian languages
African languages
Russian
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
87.1%
87.1%
9.0%
9.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chester Residents

12.8%


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