Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,855
| This zip code: | $45,855 | | California: | $59,948 |
Nearest zip codes: 95923, 96137, 96061, 95984, 96063, 95934.
Housing units in zip code 96020 with a mortgage: 384 (50 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 286
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,422
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.8% | | Whole state: | 12.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.5 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 6
- 1995 to 1998: 69
- 1990 to 1994: 226
- 1980 to 1989: 355
- 1970 to 1979: 273
- 1960 to 1969: 142
- 1950 to 1959: 202
- 1940 to 1949: 133
- 1939 or earlier: 92
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, CA (96020): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 53
- 2 bedrooms: 152
- 3 bedrooms: 448
- 4 bedrooms: 73
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 107
- 2 bedrooms: 126
- 3 bedrooms: 112
- 4 bedrooms: 11
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 96020 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 28
- 1 vehicle: 155
- 2 vehicles: 353
- 3 vehicles: 147
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 32
- 1 vehicle: 177
- 2 vehicles: 124
- 3 vehicles: 28
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 96020:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 3
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $60,000 to $69,999: 2
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $100,000 to $124,999: 4
- $125,000 to $149,999: 6
- $150,000 to $174,999: 17
- $175,000 to $199,999: 28
- $200,000 to $249,999: 76
- $250,000 to $299,999: 119
- $300,000 to $399,999: 221
- $400,000 to $499,999: 89
- $500,000 to $749,999: 121
- $750,000 to $999,999: 61
- $1,000,000 or more: 52
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 96020:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 3
- $250 to $299: 28
- $300 to $349: 11
- $350 to $399: 15
- $400 to $449: 6
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 2
- $550 to $599: 5
- $600 to $649: 25
- $650 to $699: 17
- $700 to $749: 10
- $750 to $799: 5
- $800 to $899: 8
- No cash rent: 25
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $571,640.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $356,204
- Two or more races householders: $147,192
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $370,923
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,295
- One, attached: 22
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 26
- 10 to 19: 23
- 20 to 49: 6
- Mobile homes: 70
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 833 (77%)
- Carpooled: 94 (9%)
- Bicycle: 33 (3%)
- Walked: 76 (7%)
- Other means: 11 (1%)
- Worked at home: 33 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 193
- 5 to 9 minutes: 424
- 10 to 14 minutes: 131
- 15 to 19 minutes: 63
- 20 to 24 minutes: 59
- 25 to 29 minutes: 4
- 30 to 34 minutes: 35
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 12
- 45 to 59 minutes: 56
- 60 to 89 minutes: 57
- 90 or more minutes: 13
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,514
- In family households: 2,159 (626 male householders, 158 female householders)
660 spouses, 631 children (555 natural, 36 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 13 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 355 (174 male householders (143 living alone)), 140 female householders (125 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 39 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 440 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 150 4-persons, 52 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 268 1-person, 46 2-persons.
452 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (44 men, 113 women).
94.6% of residents of 96020 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 20% well, 11% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 76 (2.9%)
(63.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 26.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (25%)
- Poland (21%)
- Canada (16%)
- Philippines (14%)
- Ireland (7%)
- Other Northern Europe (7%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 65
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White population: 2,470
Black population: 5
American Indian population: 49
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 37
Two or more races population: 70

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 446 |
|  English: 289 |
|  Other groups: 262 |
|  United States or American: 198 |
|  Irish: 120 |
|  French (except Basque): 102 |
|  Swedish: 95 |
|  Italian: 85 |
|  Scottish: 64 |
|  Dutch: 47 |
|  Danish: 39 |
|  Polish: 35 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 29 |
|  Norwegian: 28 |
|  Hungarian: 27 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 25 |
|  Northern European: 24 |
|  Portuguese: 21 |
|  British: 19 |
|  Austrian: 19 |
|  Czech: 18 |
|  Swiss: 14 |
|  French Canadian: 13 |
|  Estonian: 8 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 7 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Basque: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHESTER SANITARY LANDFILL (CNTY RD. 322 OFF HWY 36 EAST OF CHESTER in CHESTER, CA)
STATE MASTER (California Solid Waste disposal sites tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL
REFUSE DISPOSAL (Solid waste facilities tracking)
Organizations: COUNTY OF PLUMAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALMANOR HIGH (CONT.) (516 FIRST ST. in CHESTER, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3230034
Organizations: PLUMAS UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY (158 ASPEN ST. in CHESTER, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6031413
Organizations: PLUMAS UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHESTER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH (612 FIRST ST. in CHESTER, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3232006
Organizations: PLUMAS UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHESTER STP (881 FIRST AVE in CHESTER, CA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CHESTER PUD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER PUD
- ALMANOR MFG INC (763 MAIN ST in CHESTER, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
- BALDWIN CONTRACTING COMPANY AC PLANT (OLD STOVER MOUNTAIN ROAD in CHESTER, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Alternative names: BALDWIN CONTRACTING CO ACPLANT, BALDWIN CONSTRUCTION
- CAL TRANS CHESTER MAINT STN (RT 36 PM 6.51 in CHESTER, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ALMANOR CUSTOM CONCRETE (RICHARDSON WAY in CHESTER, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- FEATHER RIVER ROCK COMPANY (END OF OLD DUMP ROAD in CHESTER, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- JEFCO (CHESTER DUMP ROAD in CHESTER, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- CHESTER (SECTION 18 AND 19 in CHESTER, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Median worth of mobile homes: $138,393
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Wood (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1628
- Northeast: 78
- Midwest: 260
- South: 181
- West: 300
61% of the 96020 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in California.
Population in 1990: 2,361. Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+12.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 2.2% | | California: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | California: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | California: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- R D LICHTI AND ASSOCIATES (100 CHESTER AIRPORT RD in CHESTER, CA; small business): $1,314,730 in 21 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment, and more by Army, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Forest Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $36,371; 2003: $4,000; 2004: $636,087; 2005: $638,272; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$331,780 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$273,530 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2004-03-11. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
$171,850 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2005-02-01.
$154,695 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2004-04-27. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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33 people in nursing homes
5 people in other group homes
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