Language Spoken At Home in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,019 | 100% |
English only | 17,576 | 92.4% |
Language other than English | 1,443 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 462 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 987 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 408 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 289 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 130 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 37 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,398 | 100% |
American | 2,455 | 12.0% |
Arab | 52 | 0.3% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 23 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 173 | 0.8% |
English | 3,738 | 18.3% |
French (except Basque) | 234 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 264 | 1.3% |
German | 2,746 | 13.5% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,547 | 7.6% |
Italian | 694 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 105 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 199 | 1.0% |
Polish | 339 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.1% |
Russian | 64 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 250 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 781 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 63 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 46 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 121 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 23 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 62 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 39 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,827 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,429 | 69.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,716 | 34.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,527 | 45.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,491 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 408 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 204 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,494 | 19.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,021 | 13.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,398 | 30.6% |
Householder living alone | 2,029 | 25.9% |
65 years and over | 501 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,981 | 38.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,698 | 21.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,396 | 100% |
Householder | 7,827 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 3,557 | 17.4% |
Child | 6,641 | 32.6% |
Other relatives | 1,467 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 904 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 404 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,443 | 100% |
Never married | 2,855 | 38.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,656 | 49.1% |
Separated | 75 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 203 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 654 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,893 | 100% |
Never married | 2,956 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,845 | 43.2% |
Separated | 266 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 700 | 7.9% |
Divorced | 1,126 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 140 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 51 | 36.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 575 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 205 | 35.7% |
Less than 1 year | 38 | 6.6% |
1 or 2 years | 106 | 18.4% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 61 | 10.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 205 | 100% |
Who are female | 125 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 127 | 62.0% |
School Enrollment in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,274 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 150 | 2.8% |
Kindergarten | 204 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,199 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,410 | 26.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,311 | 24.9% |
Educational Attainment in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,259 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 595 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,029 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,314 | 32.5% |
Some college, no degree | 3,221 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 829 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,190 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,081 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.7% |
Veteran Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,019 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,018 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,258 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,694 | 8.4% |
Under 18 years | 5,239 | 100% |
With a disability | 131 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 12,606 | 100% |
With a disability | 801 | 6.4% |
65 years and over | 2,413 | 100% |
With a disability | 762 | 31.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,183 | 100% |
Same house | 17,423 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,713 | 13.4% |
Same county | 1,520 | 7.5% |
Different county | 1,193 | 5.9% |
Same state | 718 | 3.6% |
Different state | 475 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 47 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,398 | 100% |
Native | 19,220 | 94.2% |
Born in United States | 18,861 | 92.5% |
State of residence | 11,919 | 58.4% |
Different state | 6,942 | 34.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 359 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 1,178 | 5.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,178 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 490 | 41.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 688 | 58.4% |
Year of Entry in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,537 | 100% |
Native | 359 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 46 | 12.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 313 | 87.2% |
Foreign born | 1,178 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,178 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,178 | 100% |
Europe | 190 | 16.1% |
Asia | 146 | 12.4% |
Africa | 30 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 812 | 68.9% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |