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Total population: 13,483 (Urban population: 8,674 (3,412 inside urbanized areas, 5,262 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,809 (all nonfarm))

Chester, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,984 (3,848 occupied: 3,052 owner occupied, 796 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1883 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $435,701.

Median contract rent in 2008: $1,034 (lower quartile is $820, upper quartile is $1,325)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $1,123

Median gross rent in Chester, NY in 2008: $1,157

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 2,210 (162 second mortgage, 310 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 459

Chester,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $383,385 (it was $169,000 in 2000)

Chester:	$383,385
New York:	$318,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $301,011 - $506,313

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $462,747
Here: $462,747
State: $361,784

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,198
Here: $246,198
State: $496,977

In 2-unit structures: $313,073
Here: $313,073
State: $485,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,716
Here: $192,716
State: $608,745

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,480
Here: $171,480
State: $694,721

Mobile homes: $44,600
Here: $44,600
State: $40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $95,000
Here: $95,000
State: $137,621

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,228

In family households: 10,238 (2,339 male householders, 706 female householders)
2,594 spouses, 3,995 children (3,759 natural, 57 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 142 other relatives, 150 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 990 (406 male householders (314 living alone)), 410 female householders (342 living alone)), 174 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 912 (89 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 971 2-persons, 747 3-persons, 785 4-persons, 363 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 656 1-person, 154 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

2,666 married couples with children.
379 single-parent households (104 men, 275 women).

84.6% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 846 (7.0%)
(60.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 161 5 rooms: 470 6 rooms: 424 7 rooms: 635 8 rooms: 640 9 or more rooms: 663

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, New York:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 116 4 rooms: 217 5 rooms: 254 6 rooms: 49 7 rooms: 57 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 147
1995 to 1998: 316
1990 to 1994: 382
1980 to 1989: 864
1970 to 1979: 778
1960 to 1969: 650
1950 to 1959: 199
1940 to 1949: 108
1939 or earlier: 540

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 450 3 bedrooms: 1,183 4 bedrooms: 1,101 5 or more bedrooms: 276

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 164 2 bedrooms: 426 3 bedrooms: 134 4 bedrooms: 46 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 90 1 vehicle: 573 2 vehicles: 1,585 3 vehicles: 546 4 vehicles: 209 5 or more vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 91 1 vehicle: 328 2 vehicles: 341 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Chester, NY:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $174,999: 75
$175,000 to $199,999: 169
$200,000 to $249,999: 304
$250,000 to $299,999: 311
$300,000 to $399,999: 932
$400,000 to $499,999: 653
$500,000 to $749,999: 603
$750,000 to $999,999: 185
$1,000,000 or more: 83

Chester rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chester:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 36
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 76
$900 to $999: 115
$1,000 to $1,249: 172
$1,250 to $1,499: 233
$1,500 to $1,999: 32
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 157 1990 to 1994: 65 1985 to 1989: 65 1980 to 1984: 87 1975 to 1979: 68 1970 to 1974: 86 1970 to 1974: 86 1965 to 1969: 232

Chester, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.0%
Number of people working at home: 195 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 105
5 to 9 minutes: 261
10 to 14 minutes: 543
15 to 19 minutes: 772
20 to 24 minutes: 515
25 to 29 minutes: 165
30 to 34 minutes: 482
35 to 39 minutes: 165
40 to 44 minutes: 241
45 to 59 minutes: 684
60 to 89 minutes: 730
90 or more minutes: 859

Chester mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,399 (77%)
Carpooled: 603 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 221 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 202 (4%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 54 (1%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 195 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 123
$10,000 to $14,999: 86
$15,000 to $19,999: 124
$20,000 to $24,999: 71
$25,000 to $29,999: 110
$30,000 to $34,999: 135
$35,000 to $39,999: 100
$40,000 to $44,999: 154
$45,000 to $49,999: 198
$50,000 to $59,999: 452
$60,000 to $74,999: 561
$75,000 to $99,999: 743
$100,000 to $124,999: 380
$125,000 to $149,999: 272
$150,000 to $199,999: 206
$200,000 or more: 146

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2212

Irish: 2114

Other groups: 1510

German: 985

Polish: 716

United States or American: 368

English: 322

Dutch: 221

Russian: 199

Swedish: 111

Scotch-Irish: 110

French (except Basque): 102

French Canadian: 97

Greek: 92

Hungarian: 85

Scottish: 84

Ukrainian: 62

Romanian: 54

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 53

Austrian: 43

Czechoslovakian: 41

Swiss: 32

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 30

Canadian: 26

Finnish: 25

Slovak: 24

Eastern European: 24

Norwegian: 23

Welsh: 20

Serbian: 19

Slavic: 19

Jamaican: 19

Iranian: 18

British: 18

Maltese: 17

Czech: 15

European: 15

Yugoslavian: 15

Arab:: 13

Scandinavian: 12

Israeli: 11

Lithuanian: 11

Subsaharan African:: 11

German Russian: 10

Egyptian: 8

Albanian: 7

Ethiopian: 7

Estonian: 5

Lebanese: 5

African: 4

Haitian: 4

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

Korea (9%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Italy (7%)
India (6%)
Germany (6%)
Poland (6%)
Canada (6%)

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

This state: 8993
Northeast: 1571
Midwest: 203
South: 235
West: 69

61% of Chester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 72
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 162
9th grade: 67
10th grade: 176
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 143
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,121
Less than 1 year of college: 277
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 536
Associate degree: 403
Bachelor's degree: 730
Master's degree: 186
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 48
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,284
Less than 1 year of college: 270
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 593
Associate degree: 416
Bachelor's degree: 633
Master's degree: 307
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 75.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 48.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 68.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $92,526
Black householders: $80,057
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,542
Asian householders: $106,661
Some other race householders: $182,223
Two or more races householders: $61,466
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $145,215

Chester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chester household income for Black householders

Chester household income for Asian householders

Chester household income for Some other race householders

Chester household income for Two or more races householders

Chester household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chester marital status for males

Chester marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $399,491
Black or African American householders: $343,458
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $215,512
Asian householders: $430,117
Some other race householders: $350,944
Two or more races householders: $368,639
Hispanic or Latino householders: $334,838

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,665
One, attached: 634
Two: 110
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 318
10 to 19: 42
20 to 49: 77
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 39
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,456

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%) Utility gas (42%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 137

Here:	8.2%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197

Here:	24.9%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 133

Here:	27.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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