Chester, Connecticut (CT) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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Latest news about poverty in Chester, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
1.7% of Chester, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 489.7% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. Taking into account residents not living in families, 5.4% of high school graduates and 22.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.1% among disabled males and 9.1% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.9%. For comparison, it was 24.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chester, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Chester: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.8% |
| Chester: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
| Chester: | 6.1% |
| Connecticut: | 10.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 12.5% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
| Chester: | 46.4% |
| Connecticut: | 29.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
| Chester: | 9.1% |
| Connecticut: | 14.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 11.6% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
| Chester: | 100.0% |
| Connecticut: | 30.6% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Residents below poverty level: | 83.9% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 24.5% |
Poverty by age in Chester, CT
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chester,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 7.8%35 to 44 years
- 2.9%45 to 54 years
- 3.7%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chester,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 3.0%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 9.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chester,CT (% below half of poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 2.3%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 1.4%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 2.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chester, CT
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, CT (%)
- 2.2%White
- 0.0%Black
- 0.0%American Indian
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%Other race
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, CT (absolute numbers)
- 70White
- 1.4%Below poverty level
- 98.6%Above poverty level
- 12.4%Below poverty level
- 87.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chester, CT
Children below poverty level:
| Chester, Connecticut: | 0.0% |
| State: | 12.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
| Chester: | 5.4% |
| Connecticut: | 12.7% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
| Chester: | 22.4% |
| Connecticut: | 32.9% |
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 100.0%1995 to 1998
- 0.0%1990 to 1994
- 0.0%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 0.0%1960 to 1969
- 0.0%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 0.0%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 0.5%1999 to 2000
- 9.5%1995 to 1998
- 4.4%1990 to 1994
- 12.1%1980 to 1989
- 11.0%1970 to 1979
- 11.5%1960 to 1969
- 9.0%1950 to 1959
- 8.9%1940 to 1949
- 33.2%1939 or earlier