Chester, NJ Demographic Data
Chester, NJ Summary
Chester is located in Morris County in New Jersey
- Population: 1,558
- Area: 1.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 976.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 830.38 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chester, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
786
50%
50.8
Male
791
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,577
323,128,000
Chester, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
83
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
107
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
142
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
120
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
67
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
139
8.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
152
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
242
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
82
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
105
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
154
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
127
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
57
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,162
73.7%
77.2
Female
566
48.7%
51.3
Male
596
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,122
71.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
392
24.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
338
21.4%
15.2
Female
175
51.8%
55.8
Male
163
48.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Chester, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,577
100.0%
96.8
White
1,419
90.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
37
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
16
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
121
7.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
190
12.0%
17.8
Mexican
112
7.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
21
1.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
41
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,387
88.0%
82.2
Chester, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
22
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
20
1.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
223
21.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
175
16.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
45
4.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
331
31.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
242
22.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
42
4.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,016
96.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
573
54.2%
31.2
Chester, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
348
28.0%
33.7%
Now Married
663
53.3%
47.5
Divorced
116
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
20
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
98
7.9
5.8%
Chester, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,320
88.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
174
11.6%
21.6%
Spanish
129
8.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
32
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
0.2%
1.1%
Chester, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
24
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
21
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
62
10.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
33
5.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
50
8.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
67
11.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
46
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
71
12.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
80
14.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
117
20.5%
6.4
Median household income
95,114
57,617
Per capita income
51,416
31,128
Chester, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
87
13.5%
9.8
Construction
34
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
101
15.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
73
11.4%
6.6
Information
35
5.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
75
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
37
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
96
14.9%
11.4
Public administration
8
1.2%
4.6
Retail trade
66
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15
2.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
25
3.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
308
47.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
39
6.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
186
28.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
85
13.2%
18.1%
Chester, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
636
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
481
75.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
34
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.5%
5.1
Walked
72
11.3%
2.7
Other means
8
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
38
6.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.3
26.6
Chester, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
49
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
189
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
215
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
118
20.7%
21.0
Chester, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
571
91.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
450
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
121
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
52
8.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Chester, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
623
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
70
11.2%
9.1
4 rooms
69
11.1%
16.5
5 rooms
50
8.0%
19.8
6 rooms
52
8.3%
17.8
7 rooms
47
7.5%
12.0
8 rooms
139
22.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
194
31.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Chester, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
623
1-unit, detached
437
70.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30
4.8%
5.9
2-units
20
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29
4.7%
4.4
20 or more units
30
4.8%
9.0
Mobile home
66
10.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Chester, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
138
22.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
12
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
35
5.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
96
15.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
102
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
73
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
101
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
50
8.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
16
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Chester, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
370
64.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
75
13.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
117
20.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Chester, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
273
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3
1.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
4.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
9.5%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
34
12.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
16.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
153
56.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
106
38.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
9.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
15.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
74
27.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chester, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
121
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
3
2.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
5.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
23
19.0%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
29
24.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
30
24.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
24.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,255
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
24
19.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
5.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
50
41.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chester, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
450
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
32
7.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
19
4.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3
0.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
19
4.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
154
34.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
210
46.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
2.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
497,100
205,000
