Language Spoken At Home in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 3,919 | 100% |
English only | 3,636 | 92.8% |
Language other than English | 283 | 7.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 178 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 68 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 82 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 23 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,154 | 100% |
American | 271 | 6.5% |
Arab | 12 | 0.3% |
Czech | 82 | 2.0% |
Danish | 8 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 22 | 0.5% |
English | 718 | 17.3% |
French (except Basque) | 154 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,075 | 25.9% |
Greek | 18 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 28 | 0.7% |
Irish | 548 | 13.2% |
Italian | 300 | 7.2% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 13 | 0.3% |
Polish | 162 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 57 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 213 | 5.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 29 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 27 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 74 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,671 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,105 | 66.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 370 | 22.1% |
Married-couple family | 852 | 51.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 258 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 76 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 0 | 0.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 177 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 112 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 566 | 33.9% |
Householder living alone | 421 | 25.2% |
65 years and over | 226 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 395 | 23.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 531 | 31.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,154 | 100% |
Householder | 1,671 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 824 | 19.8% |
Child | 1,165 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 213 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 281 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 77 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,672 | 100% |
Never married | 409 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 902 | 53.9% |
Separated | 31 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 64 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 266 | 15.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,953 | 100% |
Never married | 489 | 25.0% |
Now married, except separated | 934 | 47.8% |
Separated | 62 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 224 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 244 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 46 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 25 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 10 | 40.0% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 40.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 10 | 100% |
Who are female | 10 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0.0% |
School Enrollment in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 705 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 69 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten | 91 | 12.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 166 | 23.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 236 | 33.5% |
College or graduate school | 143 | 20.3% |
Educational Attainment in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,165 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 0 | 0.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 131 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 851 | 26.9% |
Some college, no degree | 663 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 331 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 757 | 23.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 432 | 13.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 37.6% |
Veteran Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,423 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 417 | 12.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,143 | 100% |
With a disability | 408 | 9.8% |
Under 18 years | 720 | 100% |
With a disability | 11 | 1.5% |
18 to 64 years | 2,803 | 100% |
With a disability | 183 | 6.5% |
65 years and over | 620 | 100% |
With a disability | 214 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,121 | 100% |
Same house | 3,669 | 89.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 396 | 9.6% |
Same county | 63 | 1.5% |
Different county | 333 | 8.1% |
Same state | 319 | 7.7% |
Different state | 14 | 0.3% |
Abroad | 56 | 1.4% |
Place Of Birth in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,154 | 100% |
Native | 3,940 | 94.8% |
Born in United States | 3,850 | 92.7% |
State of residence | 2,469 | 59.4% |
Different state | 1,381 | 33.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 90 | 2.2% |
Foreign born | 214 | 5.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 214 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 117 | 54.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 97 | 45.3% |
Year of Entry in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 304 | 100% |
Native | 90 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 8.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 82 | 91.1% |
Foreign born | 214 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 214 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 214 | 100% |
Europe | 96 | 44.9% |
Asia | 18 | 8.4% |
Africa | 36 | 16.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 64 | 29.9% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |