Housing density: 101 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $431,754.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,370 (lower quartile is $1,022, upper quartile is $1,798)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,341
Median gross rent in Chester, CT in 2022: $1,629
Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 685 (66 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 298
In family households: 131,621 (30,370 male householders, 13,373 female householders)
34,891 spouses, 44,052 children (41,443 natural, 1,059 adopted, 1,550 stepchildren), 1,876 grandchildren, 1,018 brothers or sisters, 1,359 parents, foster children, 1,032 other relatives, 2,795 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,970 (10,508 male householders (8,006 living alone)), 12,951 female householders (10,912 living alone)), 5,511 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,085 (1,881 institutionalized population)
26,910 married couples with children.
6,210 single-parent households (1,312 men, 4,898 women).
94.5% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 261 (6.3%)
(70.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Connecticut
301995 to March 2000
51990 to 1994
71985 to 1989
131980 to 1984
41975 to 1979
141970 to 1974
131965 to 1969
79Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 771 (17.0%)
English: 654 (14.4%)
Irish: 625 (13.8%)
German: 576 (12.7%)
Polish: 365 (8.0%)
Other: 311 (6.8%)
Swedish: 244 (5.4%)
French: 170 (3.7%)
United States: 152 (3.3%)
French Canadian: 124 (2.7%)
Scottish: 102 (2.2%)
Dutch: 78 (1.7%)
Lithuanian: 49 (1.1%)
Czech: 45 (1.0%)
Norwegian: 45 (1.0%)
Russian: 45 (1.0%)
Welsh: 37 (0.8%)
Hungarian: 31 (0.7%)
Danish: 30 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 21 (0.5%)
Greek: 17 (0.4%)
Arab: 13 (0.3%)
Swiss: 12 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 11 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 8 (0.2%)
Slovak: 5 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
France
Chester:
13.9% (23)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Canada
Chester:
12.7% (21)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Peru
Chester:
9.1% (15)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Germany
Chester:
7.9% (13)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
United Kingdom
Chester:
7.3% (12)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Netherlands
Chester:
7.3% (12)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Colombia
Chester:
7.3% (12)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Hungary
Chester:
6.7% (11)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Philippines
Chester:
4.8% (8)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chester:
4.2% (7)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Other Northern Africa
Chester:
4.2% (7)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,005)
Austria
Chester:
3.0% (5)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Italy
Chester:
3.0% (5)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Poland
Chester:
3.0% (5)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Other Eastern Europe
Chester:
3.0% (5)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Other Eastern Africa
Chester:
2.4% (4)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,053)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,522
Other state: 1,051
Northeast: 746
Midwest: 165
South: 64
West: 76
64% of Chester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 67
High school graduate (or equivalency): 340
Less than 1 year of college: 67
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 161
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 218
Master's degree: 87
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 51
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 380
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 181
Associate degree: 154
Bachelor's degree: 311
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 43
Doctorate degree: 38
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,275
One, attached: 10
Two: 70
3 or 4: 75
5 to 9: 57
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 7
50 or more: 87
Mobile homes: 14
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%