Chester is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 5,227 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Chester is the 76th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Chester, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.94% of Chester’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Chester is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chester who work in office and administrative support (15.44%), maintenance occupations (10.55%), and food service (7.64%). One downside of living in Chester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.10 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Chester are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.08% of adults in Chester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Chester in 2022 was $20,708, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,832 for a family of four. Chester is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Chester include Welsh, Italian, English, Scots-Irish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Chester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
