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Population (year 2000): 1,635. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,651 (+1.0% change)
 

Males: 819  (50.1%)
Females: 816  (49.9%)

Morris County

Median resident age:  39.1 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07930.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $87,300 (it was $80,398 in 2000)
Chester  $87,300
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $564,700 (it was $313,600 in 2000)
Chester  $564,700
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Chester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (21.7%), Irish (18.5%), German (17.8%), English (11.3%), United States (5.1%), Polish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1930

Elevation: 846 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 1074 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chester

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester borough

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

201 residents are foreign born (6.2% Latin America, 2.4% Europe, 2.3% Asia).

This city:  12.3%
New Jersey:  17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Chester:  2.0% ($6,265)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Edison, NJ (27.6 miles , pop. 97,687).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (35.1 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (49.4 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Peapack and Gladstone borough, NJ (5.2 miles ), Long Valley, NJ (5.7 miles ), Succasunna-Kenvil, NJ (6.1 miles ), Mendham borough, NJ (6.3 miles ), Budd Lake, NJ (6.5 miles ), Netcong borough, NJ (7.8 miles ), Far Hills borough, NJ (8.0 miles ), Stanhope borough, NJ (8.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.79 N, Longitude: 74.69 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,992 (+121.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 156 (19.6%)


12 people in homes for the mentally ill
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 908

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Population change in the 1990s: +305 (+22.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


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Crime in Chester by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010000
    per 100,000 0.059.90.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.060.00.00.0
Robberies 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.060.10.00.00.0
Assaults 202302
    per 100,000 121.30.0120.3180.00.0120.9
Burglaries 390122
    per 100,000 181.9539.20.060.0120.6120.9
Thefts 383235271920
    per 100,000 2304.41917.32104.61619.71145.31209.2
Auto thefts 110000
    per 100,000 60.659.90.00.00.00.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 134.0239.1126.3153.054.281.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.84
US city average:  3.00

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Chester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Chester city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 13.3 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chester:
  • MATHENY SCHOOL & HOSPITAL,THE (about 7 miles; PEAPACK, NJ)
  • SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Chester, NJ

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester:
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 37 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 38 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 45 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:
  • HACKETTSTOWN (about 12 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; ID: N05)
  • SOMERSET (about 12 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; ID: SMQ)
  • TRINCA (about 14 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 13N)

Local government website: WWW.CHESTERBOROUGH.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 9 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 27 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
Public high school in Chester:
Public elementary/middle schools in Chester:
Private elementary/middle schools in Chester:
  • SUBURBAN HILLS SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 41 OAKDALE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
  • DEVEREUX - DEERHAVEN (Students: 70; Location: PO BOX 520 230 POTTERSVILLE R; Grades: UG - UG; Girls only)
Library in Chester:
  • CHESTER LIBRARY (Operating income: $466,182; Location: 250 WEST MAIN ST; 41,879 books; 3,734 audio materials; 3,007 video materials; 123 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Chester and their reported violations in the past:

COUNTRY VIEW VILLAGE, LLC (Population served: 310, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2005)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-26-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-02-1994 and SEP-09-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-1994)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 16 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chester that have no violations reported:
  • WEST MAIN ASSOCITES (Population served: 216, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.1%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Chester compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Chester (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Chester Branch at 501 Route 206 North, branch established on 1969-01-25. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Valley National Bank: 151 Route 206 Branch at 151 Route 206, branch established on 1888-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $12,364.2 mil, Deposits: $8,581.2 mil, headquarters in Passaic, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 170 total offices, Holding Company: Valley National Bancorp
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: East Main Street Branch at 44 East Main Street, branch established on 1939-09-28. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • Peapack-Gladstone Bank: Chester Branch at 350 Main Street, branch established on 1996-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,273.5 mil, Deposits: $1,152.1 mil, headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
  • Hudson City Savings Bank: Chester Branch at 209 Route 206 South, branch established on 1982-07-26. Info updated 2006-07-25: Bank assets: $35,507.5 mil, Deposits: $13,991.8 mil, headquarters in Paramus, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 105 total offices
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Chester Branch at Route 206 And Maple Avenue, branch established on 1890-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 4$2,212
Judicial and Legal 1$3,292$39,5042$2,222
Financial Administration 2$8,987$53,9221$1,416
Other Government Administration 2$8,854$53,1249$15,746
Police Protection - Officers 8$40,813$61,2200$0
Police - Other 1$3,195$38,3400$0
Streets and Highways 5$16,255$39,0120$0
Health 0$0 2$958
Totals for Government 19$81,396$51,40818$22,554



6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($85,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,309 average AGI)
Morris County:  0.12%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Essex County, NJ  0.74% ($87,001 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.66% ($68,059)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.52% ($89,098)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($84,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.00%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,962 average AGI)
Morris County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sussex County, NJ  0.51% ($63,845 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ  0.44% ($77,483)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.43% ($55,519)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chester:
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WRNJ (1510 AM; 2 kW; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chester:
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • W284AF (104.7 FM; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W224AS (92.7 FM; WASHINGTON, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • W289AA (105.7 FM; LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Chester:
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • W49BE (Channel 49; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
  • W23AZ (Channel 23; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CENTENARY COLLEGE)

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