13.5% of Chester, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 10.0% of high school graduates and 28.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 15.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chester, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chester:
13.5%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chester:
3.1%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chester:
13.2%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 26.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chester:
25.7%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
15.5%
Poverty by age in Chester, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chester,MT (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
75.6%18 to 24 years
18.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
8.8%45 to 54 years
8.7%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chester,MT (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%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
41.2%25 to 34 years
27.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.2%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chester,MT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
12.8%35 to 44 years
9.8%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chester, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, MT (%)
14.1%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, MT (absolute numbers)
100White
13.2%Below poverty level
86.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chester, MT
Children below poverty level:
Chester, Montana:
0.0%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chester:
10.0%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chester:
28.0%
Montana:
31.3%
0.0%Married-couple family
18.8%Male, no wife present
81.2%Female, no husband present
13.8%Worked full-time, year-round
6.9%Worked part-time
79.3%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
18.9%1970 to 1979
5.4%1960 to 1969
32.4%1950 to 1959
16.2%1940 to 1949
21.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
8.8%1990 to 1994
10.1%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
22.5%1939 or earlier
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