Chester is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,008 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chester is the 383rd largest community in New York.

Of important note, Chester is also a village 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Chester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.49 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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

The population of Chester is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.43% of adults in Chester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chester in 2022 was $55,510, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $222,040 for a family of four.

Chester is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.59% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chester include Italian, German, Irish, European, and Romanian.

The most common language spoken in Chester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.