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Chester, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $631,807 (it was $293,000 in 2000)
Chester:

$631,807
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $452,822 - $815,669

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $668,614
Here:

$668,614
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $922,174
Here:

$922,174
State:

$381,113

Mobile homes: $67,277
Here:

$67,277
State:

$119,788

Total population: 1,674 (Urban population: 1,635, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 600 (586 occupied: 442 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

35%

Housing density: 390 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,634,732.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,429 (lower quartile is $511, upper quartile is $1,749)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $819


Median gross rent in Chester, NJ in 2022: $1,467

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 275 (36 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $211,822

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $123,413

Median monthly housing costs: $2,137

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Chester, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,486
  • Male householders: 299 (69 living alone), Female householders: 285 (82 living alone)
  • 352 spouses (347 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 463 children (448 natural, 10 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 foster children, 3 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 23

Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 17 2-persons.

268 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).

86.9% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 185 (12.4%)
(72.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

8.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.0
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, New Jersey
  • 6no bedroom
  • 101 bedroom
  • 472 bedrooms
  • 1323 bedrooms
  • 1864 bedrooms
  • 605+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 861 bedroom
  • 352 bedrooms
  • 163 bedrooms
  • 164 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • 11no vehicle
  • 971 vehicle
  • 2262 vehicles
  • 773 vehicles
  • 254 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 31no vehicle
  • 531 vehicle
  • 632 vehicles
  • 33 vehicles
  • 34 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, New Jersey
  • 61 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 33 rooms
  • 294 rooms
  • 135 rooms
  • 386 rooms
  • 747 rooms
  • 708 rooms
  • 2109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 703 rooms
  • 244 rooms
  • 35 rooms
  • 36 rooms
  • 127 rooms
  • 118 rooms
  • 39+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Chester, NJ
Chester borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chester, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, NJ in 2022
  • 11Less than $10,000
  • 28$10,000 to $19,999
  • 19$20,000 to $29,999
  • 75$30,000 to $39,999
  • 27$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 49$60,000 to $74,999
  • 39$75,000 to $99,999
  • 39$100,000 to $124,999
  • 36$125,000 to $149,999
  • 58$150,000 to $199,999
  • 219$200,000 or more

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

  • Distribution of house value in Chester, NJ in 2022
  • 2Less than $10,000
  • 1$20,000 to $24,999
  • 12$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1$70,000 to $79,999
  • 13$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3$175,000 to $199,999
  • 41$300,000 to $399,999
  • 66$400,000 to $499,999
  • 161$500,000 to $749,999
  • 123$750,000 to $999,999
  • 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 5$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 3$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester, NJ in 2022
  • 7$250 to $299
  • 11$300 to $349
  • 7$350 to $399
  • 5$400 to $449
  • 13$500 to $549
  • 10$900 to $999
  • 11$1,000 to $1,249
  • 13$1,250 to $1,499
  • 50$1,500 to $1,999
  • 6$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1$2,500 to $2,999
  • 3$3,000 to $3,499
  • 7$3,500 or more
  • 3No 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: 71.5%
Number of people working at home: 213 (26.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 54
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 74
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 46
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 35
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 48
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 54
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 95
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 31
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 64
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 24
  • 90 or more minutes: 30
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,181 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled: 210 (7.5%)
  • Taxi: 24 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 59 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 213 (7.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 31.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 9.4%Females
Races in Chester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, New Jersey
  • 62010 or later
  • 822000 to 2009
  • 231990 to 1999
  • 131980 to 1989
  • 261970 to 1979
  • 52Before 1970
Ancestries in Chester, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 134 (22.7%)
  • Irish: 61 (10.3%)
  • American: 44 (7.4%)
  • Polish: 40 (6.8%)
  • German: 30 (5.1%)
  • English: 22 (3.7%)
  • European: 20 (3.4%)
  • Hungarian: 14 (2.4%)
  • British: 10 (1.7%)
  • Romanian: 10 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 9 (1.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 8 (1.4%)
  • Czech: 5 (0.8%)
  • Northern European: 4 (0.7%)
  • Assyrian: 3 (0.5%)
  • Maltese: 3 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 3 (0.5%)
  • Haitian: 3 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 2 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 2 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 2 (0.3%)

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

Mexico
Chester:

25.5% (49)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Canada
Chester:

12.0% (23)
New Jersey:

0.9% (18,317)

Guatemala
Chester:

11.5% (22)
New Jersey:

2.2% (46,813)

Cuba
Chester:

10.4% (20)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

Germany
Chester:

7.3% (14)
New Jersey:

0.8% (17,217)

India
Chester:

4.7% (9)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Austria
Chester:

3.6% (7)
New Jersey:

0.1% (1,939)

South Africa
Chester:

3.6% (7)
New Jersey:

0.2% (3,369)

Costa Rica
Chester:

3.6% (7)
New Jersey:

0.7% (14,848)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Chester:

2.6% (5)
New Jersey:

0.6% (12,793)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Chester:

2.6% (5)
New Jersey:

0.2% (3,968)

Romania
Chester:

2.1% (4)
New Jersey:

0.3% (6,033)

Other Southern Europe
Chester:

1.6% (3)
New Jersey:

0.0% (425)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chester:

1.6% (3)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

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

  • This state: 816
  • Other state: 470
  • Northeast: 300
  • Midwest: 67
  • South: 71
  • West: 30

89.7% of Chester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.9% lived in New Jersey.


Chester:

89.7%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 146
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24
  • Associate degree: 34
  • Bachelor's degree: 192
  • Master's degree: 88
  • Professional school degree: 29
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 17
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 90
  • Less than 1 year of college: 14
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13
  • Associate degree: 30
  • Bachelor's degree: 214
  • Master's degree: 105
  • Professional school degree: 26
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester marital status for males
Chester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 443
  • One, attached: 24
  • Two: 48
  • 5 to 9: 6
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • 20 to 49: 50
  • Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $79,258

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 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, NJ
  • 69.0%Utility gas
  • 26.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.6%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, NJ
  • 72.7%Utility gas
  • 24.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.3%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

4.8%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:

16.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

10.0%
New Jersey:

33.2%
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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