Chester, Nova Scotia Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Back to: Chester profile, Canada, Canada Forum, All U.S. Cities. Families characteristics Total number of census families: 3,320 Family characteristics Married-couple families Here: 2,450 73.80% Municipal districts' average: 1,655 78.82% Nova Scotia: 187,425 70.09%   Common-law-couple families Chester: 510 15.36% Municipal districts' average: 239 11.39% Province: 34,700 12.98%   Lone-parent families Chester: 355 10.69% Municipal districts' average: 203 9.71% Nova Scotia: 45,290 16.94%   Female lone-parent families Here: 315 88.73% Municipal districts' average: 148 73.01% Nova Scotia: 37,280 82.31%   Male lone-parent families Chester: 40 11.27% Municipal districts' average: 54 26.84% Nova Scotia: 8,010 17.69%   Average number of persons in all census families: 2.7 In married-couple families Chester: 2.8 Municipal districts' average: 3.0 Nova Scotia: 2.9   In common-law-couple families Chester: 2.6 Municipal districts' average: 2.5 Nova Scotia: 2.7   In lone-parent families Chester: 2.4 Municipal districts' average: 2.3 Province: 2.5   In female lone-parent families Chester: 2.5 Municipal districts' average: 2.3 Nova Scotia: 2.5   Male lone-parent families Chester: 2.3 Municipal districts' average: 1.6 Nova Scotia: 2.3   Families income Median income in 2005: 53,559 CAD Median income after tax in 2005: 46,467 CAD Median income before tax Median income after tax Income before tax Married-couple families Chester: 57,697 CAD Municipal districts' average: 64,128 CAD Nova Scotia: 63,843 CAD   Common-law-couple families Chester: 55,814 CAD Municipal districts' average: 54,492 CAD Province: 50,617 CAD   Lone-parent families Chester: 26,485 CAD Municipal districts' average: 32,791 CAD Nova Scotia: 29,917 CAD   Female lone-parent families Chester: 26,006 CAD Municipal districts' average: 28,982 CAD Nova Scotia: 28,330 CAD   Male lone-parent families Here: 39,217 CAD Municipal districts' average: 32,503 CAD Nova Scotia: 39,709 CAD   Income after tax Married-couple families Chester: 49,926 CAD Municipal districts' average: 55,939 CAD Nova Scotia: 54,078 CAD   Common-law-couple families Chester: 48,935 CAD Municipal districts' average: 47,483 CAD Nova Scotia: 44,038 CAD   Lone-parent families Chester: 26,485 CAD Municipal districts' average: 30,566 CAD Nova Scotia: 28,555 CAD   Female lone-parent families Chester: 24,793 CAD Municipal districts' average: 27,671 CAD Nova Scotia: 27,344 CAD   Male lone-parent families Here: 33,841 CAD Municipal districts' average: 29,066 CAD Nova Scotia: 35,246 CAD   Households characteristics Total private households: 4,645 Households characteristics Households containing a couple with children Chester: 1,135 24.43% Municipal districts' average: 883 34.17% Province: 96,260 25.54%   Households containing a couple without children Here: 1,800 38.75% Municipal districts' average: 958 37.05% Nova Scotia: 120,105 31.87%   One-person households Here: 1,190 25.62% Municipal districts' average: 471 18.25% Nova Scotia: 99,945 26.52%   Other household types Chester: 515 11.09% Municipal districts' average: 271 10.48% Nova Scotia: 60,530 16.06%   Average household size: 2.3 Households income Median income in 2005: 42,776 CAD Median income in 2005 after tax: 38,122 CAD Median income before tax Median income after tax Income before tax Couple households with children Here: 63,291 CAD Municipal districts' average: 73,272 CAD Province: 73,048 CAD   Couple households without children Chester: 54,964 CAD Municipal districts' average: 55,306 CAD Nova Scotia: 54,959 CAD   One-person households Chester: 19,849 CAD Municipal districts' average: 25,126 CAD Nova Scotia: 22,395 CAD   Other household types Chester: 29,998 CAD Municipal districts' average: 46,213 CAD Nova Scotia: 37,588 CAD   Income after tax Couple households with children Chester: 54,802 CAD Municipal districts' average: 62,945 CAD Province: 61,331 CAD   Couple households without children Chester: 47,143 CAD Municipal districts' average: 48,761 CAD Province: 47,312 CAD   One-person households Chester: 18,376 CAD Municipal districts' average: 22,725 CAD Province: 20,414 CAD   Other household types Chester: 29,204 CAD Municipal districts' average: 41,998 CAD Nova Scotia: 34,781 CAD   Monthly payments Median monthly payments for rented dwellings Chester: 569 CAD Municipal districts' average: 536 CAD Nova Scotia: 641 CAD   Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings Chester: 411 CAD Municipal districts' average: 584 CAD Nova Scotia: 625 CAD

Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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