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Chester, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,846 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
Chester:

$125,846
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,359 - $288,607

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $115,225
Here:

$115,225
State:

$206,655

Total population: 2,527 (All urban)

Houses: 1,297 (1,153 occupied: 879 owner occupied, 303 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,354 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $53,690.

Median contract rent in 2022: $489 (lower quartile is $439, upper quartile is $634)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $896


Median gross rent in Chester, WV in 2022: $852

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 296 (21 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $69,197

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $93,189

Median monthly housing costs: $587

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Chester, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1938

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,112
  • Male householders: 385 (96 living alone), Female householders: 753 (365 living alone)
  • 503 spouses (392 opposite-sex spouses), 52 unmarried partners, (52 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 351 children (319 natural, 31 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 529 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 477 1-person, 41 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

160 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (0 men, 90 women).

100.9% of residents of Chester speak English at home.

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 2072 bedrooms
  • 3583 bedrooms
  • 2604 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, West Virginia
  • 17no bedroom
  • 361 bedroom
  • 1472 bedrooms
  • 1033 bedrooms
  • 04 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
  • 46no vehicle
  • 2681 vehicle
  • 4362 vehicles
  • 1063 vehicles
  • 164 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
  • 62no vehicle
  • 1761 vehicle
  • 662 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 814 rooms
  • 865 rooms
  • 1676 rooms
  • 1907 rooms
  • 1058 rooms
  • 2109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, West Virginia
  • 171 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 103 rooms
  • 1134 rooms
  • 465 rooms
  • 226 rooms
  • 587 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 289+ 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, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, WV in 2022
  • 61Less than $10,000
  • 61$10,000 to $19,999
  • 191$20,000 to $29,999
  • 87$30,000 to $39,999
  • 114$40,000 to $49,999
  • 89$50,000 to $59,999
  • 110$60,000 to $74,999
  • 118$75,000 to $99,999
  • 262$100,000 to $124,999
  • 66$125,000 to $149,999
  • 23$150,000 to $199,999
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chester, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Chester, WV in 2022
  • 5$25,000 to $29,999
  • 16$30,000 to $34,999
  • 31$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 75$70,000 to $79,999
  • 22$80,000 to $89,999
  • 111$90,000 to $99,999
  • 92$100,000 to $124,999
  • 89$125,000 to $149,999
  • 83$150,000 to $174,999
  • 8$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11$250,000 to $299,999
  • 210$300,000 to $399,999
  • 7$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester, WV in 2022
  • 39$150 to $199
  • 12$400 to $449
  • 44$450 to $499
  • 26$500 to $549
  • 9$550 to $599
  • 22$600 to $649
  • 18$650 to $699
  • 5$750 to $799
  • 28$800 to $899
  • 93No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.9%
Number of people working at home: 50 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 115
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 43
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 106
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 30
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 30
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 48
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 76
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 24
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 68
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 106
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 113
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 604 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled: 80 (10.6%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 7 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 50 (6.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 11.7%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 100.0%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, West Virginia
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 51985 to 1989
  • 61980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 161970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 5Before 1965
Ancestries in Chester, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 274 (26.1%)
  • Irish: 210 (20.0%)
  • German: 199 (19.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 78 (7.4%)
  • Italian: 73 (7.0%)
  • American: 63 (6.0%)
  • Serbian: 29 (2.8%)
  • Greek: 8 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.8%)
  • French: 7 (0.7%)

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

United Kingdom
Chester:

68.8% (22)
West Virginia:

7.9% (1,528)

France
Chester:

15.6% (5)
West Virginia:

1.2% (226)

Germany
Chester:

15.6% (5)
West Virginia:

8.9% (1,728)

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

  • This state: 637
  • Other state: 1,515
  • Northeast: 505
  • Midwest: 809
  • South: 68
  • West: 106

90.5% of Chester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50.0% lived in West Virginia.


Chester:

90.5%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 21
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 31
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 142
  • Less than 1 year of college: 36
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
  • Associate degree: 174
  • Bachelor's degree: 128
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 446
  • Less than 1 year of college: 53
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 216
  • Associate degree: 73
  • Bachelor's degree: 379
  • Master's degree: 20
  • 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: 1,173
  • One, attached: 14
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • 20 to 49: 62
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 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, WV
  • 95.2%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, WV
  • 59.0%Utility gas
  • 41.0%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

0.0%
West Virginia:

12.2%

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

0.0%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
West Virginia:

17.3%
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