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Chester, MT (Montana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $193,208 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Chester:

$193,208
Montana:

$366,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,958 - $299,381

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $226,407
Here:

$226,407
State:

$518,333

Mobile homes: $80,946
Here:

$80,946
State:

$139,111

Total population: 860 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 893 (12 farm, 881 nonfarm))

Houses: 436 (358 occupied: 193 owner occupied, 173 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

31%

Housing density: 935 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $206,228.

Median contract rent in 2022: $607 (lower quartile is $499, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $5,238


Median gross rent in Chester, MT in 2022: $683

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 96 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $69,592

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,300

Median monthly housing costs: $657


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Chester, Montana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 795
  • Male householders: 124 (51 living alone), Female householders: 236 (122 living alone)
  • 143 spouses (143 opposite-sex spouses), 19 unmarried partners, (19 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 208 children (200 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 27

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 11 2-persons.

84 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (25 men, 39 women).

99.5% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 4 (0.5%)
(75.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Montana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Montana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 41 bedroom
  • 412 bedrooms
  • 903 bedrooms
  • 344 bedrooms
  • 245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Montana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Montana
  • 28no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 522 bedrooms
  • 503 bedrooms
  • 54 bedrooms
  • 45+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 421 vehicle
  • 972 vehicles
  • 383 vehicles
  • 134 vehicles
  • 45+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 54no vehicle
  • 921 vehicle
  • 102 vehicles
  • 173 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Montana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Montana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 144 rooms
  • 495 rooms
  • 266 rooms
  • 177 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 459+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Montana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Montana
  • 281 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 273 rooms
  • 334 rooms
  • 235 rooms
  • 196 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 108 rooms
  • 99+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Chester town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chester, MT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, MT in 2022
  • 8Less than $10,000
  • 49$10,000 to $19,999
  • 45$20,000 to $29,999
  • 12$30,000 to $39,999
  • 52$40,000 to $49,999
  • 29$50,000 to $59,999
  • 28$60,000 to $74,999
  • 39$75,000 to $99,999
  • 38$100,000 to $124,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 13$150,000 to $199,999
  • 15$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chester, MT

  • Distribution of house value in Chester, MT in 2022
  • 2Less than $10,000
  • 0$20,000 to $24,999
  • 6$25,000 to $29,999
  • 2$30,000 to $34,999
  • 3$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2$70,000 to $79,999
  • 9$80,000 to $89,999
  • 0$90,000 to $99,999
  • 29$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3$125,000 to $149,999
  • 17$150,000 to $174,999
  • 5$175,000 to $199,999
  • 27$200,000 to $249,999
  • 16$250,000 to $299,999
  • 13$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4$400,000 to $499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester, MT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester, MT in 2022
  • 2$150 to $199
  • 4$200 to $249
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 15$300 to $349
  • 2$350 to $399
  • 11$450 to $499
  • 9$500 to $549
  • 25$550 to $599
  • 12$600 to $649
  • 13$650 to $699
  • 3$900 to $999
  • 2$1,000 to $1,249
  • 58$3,500 or more
  • 15No cash rent
Work and jobs in Chester: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.4%
Number of people working at home: 16 (6.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 81
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 70
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 14
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 18
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 26
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 13
  • 90 or more minutes: 6
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 201 (67.9%)
  • Carpooled: 28 (9.5%)
  • Taxi: 19 (6.4%)
  • Walked: 31 (10.5%)
  • Worked at home: 16 (5.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
Races in Chester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Montana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Montana
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 9Before 1970
Ancestries in Chester, MT

First ancestries reported:

  • Norwegian: 101 (33.3%)
  • German: 65 (21.4%)
  • Irish: 36 (11.9%)
  • American: 28 (9.2%)
  • English: 26 (8.6%)
  • European: 10 (3.3%)
  • Russian: 7 (2.3%)
  • Polish: 4 (1.3%)
  • Swedish: 3 (1.0%)
  • British: 2 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 2 (0.7%)
  • Luxembourger: 1 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 1 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Chester:

75.0% (3)
Montana:

14.2% (3,503)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 570
  • Other state: 186
  • Northeast: 12
  • Midwest: 48
  • South: 13
  • West: 111

93.2% of Chester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84.4% lived in Montana.


Chester:

93.2%
State average:

86.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 52
  • Less than 1 year of college: 21
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33
  • Associate degree: 12
  • Bachelor's degree: 60
  • Master's degree: 4
  • Professional school degree: 9
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 1
  • 10th grade: 13
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 12
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 117
  • Less than 1 year of college: 26
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
  • Associate degree: 43
  • Bachelor's degree: 52
  • Master's degree: 17
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester marital status for males
Chester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 275
  • Two: 7
  • 3 or 4: 12
  • 5 to 9: 3
  • 10 to 19: 41
  • 20 to 49: 44
  • 50 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,699

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 11.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester, MT
  • 77.3%Utility gas
  • 20.5%Electricity
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, MT
  • 57.8%Electricity
  • 40.4%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Montana:

15.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Montana:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Montana:

15.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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