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    Chester, NY
    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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    4,008

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.8%
    5 - 17:
    13.1%
    18 - 24:
    7.4%
    25 - 34:
    22.5%
    35 - 54:
    20.0%
    55 - 64:
    20.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.2%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    2.0%
    2.0%
    99.3%
    99.3%
    35.4%
    35.4%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Chester
    USA
    $55,510
    $55,510
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Chester
    USA
    $100,514
    $100,514
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    6.8%

    Employment Industries

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    Retail
    Healthcare
    Transportation
    Information Technology
    Other
    Education
    Manufacturing
    Arts
    Administration
    Finance
    Wholesale
    Construction
    Public Service
    Real estate
    Mining
    Accommodation
    19.4%
    19.4%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    7.9%
    7.9%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    53.2%
    53.2%
    22.6%
    22.6%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    German
    Irish
    European
    Romanian
    Polish
    Swedish
    Greek
    Ukrainian
    Norwegian
    British
    Haitian
    French
    Eastern European
    English
    Dutch
    Hungarian
    Russian
    Pennsylvania German
    Yugoslavian
    18.2%
    18.2%
    13.3%
    13.3%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Langs. of India
    French
    French Creole
    Other Asian languages
    Arabic
    Slavic languages
    Tagalog
    Native American languages
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Korean
    81.9%
    81.9%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Chester Residents

    10.2%

    Real Estate in Popular Chester Neighborhoods

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    Zip Codes in Chester, NY