Chesterfield, New York
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Population change since 2000: +1.5%
Males: 1,233 | (50.4%) |
Females: 1,212 | (49.6%) |
Median resident age: | 45.8 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 12944.
Chesterfield: | $76,216 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,744 (it was $18,421 in 2000)
Chesterfield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $194,198 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
Chesterfield: | $194,198 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $276,108; detached houses: $284,996; townhouses or other attached units: $274,370; in 2-unit structures: $811,609; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $406,202; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $398,648; mobile homes: $92,731
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chesterfield, NY
- 2,38797.6%White alone
- 291.2%Two or more races
- 140.6%Hispanic
- 80.3%Asian alone
- 40.2%Black alone
- 30.1%American Indian alone
Races in Chesterfield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: French (41.9%), Irish (19.4%), English (12.4%), German (8.7%), Italian (5.5%), United States (5.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 78.8 square miles.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (very low).
66 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 1.0% North America, 0.7% Asia).
This town: | 2.7% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Chesterfield town: | 1.7% ($1,263) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (117.4 miles , pop. 61,821).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (191.0 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (251.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.47 N, Longitude: 73.48 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 518
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 12 buildings, average cost: $260,300
- 2021: 11 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $179,300
- 2019: 10 buildings, average cost: $148,400
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $173,000
- 2017: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2016: 19 buildings, average cost: $142,000
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $124,400
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $225,400
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $180,900
- 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $110,100
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $93,500
- 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $143,400
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $124,200
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $103,700
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $124,300
- 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $56,700
- 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,300
- 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $58,900
Here: | 4.7% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (13.2%)
- Public administration (12.2%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Social assistance (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (3.5%)
- Public administration (17.2%)
- Construction (11.2%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Health care (4.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.0%)
- Educational services (18.6%)
- Health care (15.6%)
- Social assistance (11.1%)
- Public administration (6.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.6%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (12.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Carpenters (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.1%)
Average climate in Chesterfield, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 80.9. This is about average.
City: | 80.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2021 was 0.317. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.317 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2021 was 4.81. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 4.81 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.100. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.100 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 39.4 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.41. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.41 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Chesterfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 11.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 11.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 115.0 miles away from Chesterfield center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 152.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 10.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Essex County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Chesterfield:
- STARR FARM NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; BURLINGTON, VT)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB BIRCHWOOD TER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; BURLINGTON, VT)
- VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; COLCHESTER, VT)
- BURLINGTON HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; BURLINGTON, VT)
- WAKE ROBIN-LINDEN NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; SHELBURNE, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTHCARE - MED CTR HOSP OF VT CAMPUS (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; BURLINGTON, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; BURLINGTON, VT)
Amtrak stations near Chesterfield:
- 8 miles: PORT KENT (RTE. 9 NORTH) - Seasonal Station . Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: PLATTSBURGH (BRIDGE ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: BURLINGTON-ESSEX JUNCTION (ESSEX JUNCTION, 29 RAILROAD AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesterfield:
- Champlain College (about 14 miles; Burlington, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,623)
- University of Vermont (about 14 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 11,566)
- Community College of Vermont (about 15 miles; Winooski, VT; FT enrollment: 3,394)
- SUNY College at Plattsburgh (about 16 miles; Plattsburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 5,934)
- Saint Michael's College (about 16 miles; Colchester, VT; FT enrollment: 2,336)
- Middlebury College (about 36 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
- Norwich University (about 47 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Chesterfield: Harmony Golf Course (A), Clover Mead Farm (B), Ausable River Campsite (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Immaculate Conception Cemetery (1), Port Douglass Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Keenan Pond (A), Lawson Pond (B), Lockart Pond (C), Nesbit Pond (D), Round Pond (E), Trout Pond (F), Mud Pond (G), Augur Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Green Street Brook (A), Trout Pond Brook (B), Gay Brook (C), Durgan Brook (D), Doyle Brook (E), Curren Brook (F), Hale Brook (G), Watson Brook (H), Cassidy Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Chesterfield: Wickham Marsh State Game Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.4 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 70.0% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 10.1% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 12.8% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Chesterfield:
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 8.4%
For population 25 years and over in Chesterfield:
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Here: | 11.9 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Chesterfield, NY (based on Essex County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 8,467 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,360 | 33 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,197 | 13 |
Other | 328 | 4 |
None | 26,018 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Essex County: | 6.33 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.32 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Essex County: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Essex County: | 18.99 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Essex County: | 7.8% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Essex County: | 22.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Essex County: | 16.0% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Chesterfield:
- WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- WJOY (1230 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIRY (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: HOMETOWN RADIO INC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chesterfield:
- WKOL (105.1 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXLU (88.3 FM; PERU, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
- WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXZO (96.7 FM; WILLSBORO, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIZN (106.7 FM; VERGENNES, VT; Owner: BURLINGTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WCPV (101.3 FM; ESSEX, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WGLY-FM (91.5 FM; BOLTON, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WOKO (98.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Chesterfield:
- WPTZ (Channel 5; NORTH POLE, NY; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
- W16AL (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W19BR (Channel 19; MONKTON, VT; Owner: PLATTSBURGH PARTNERS)
- WCFE-TV (Channel 57; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL)
- W67AR (Channel 67; WILLSBORO, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKES PUB.TELECOMM.COUNCIL)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 24Number of bridges
- 253ft / 76.7mTotal length
- $35,454,000Total costs
- 54,999Total average daily traffic
- 11,216Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 11950-1959
- 101960-1969
- 11980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 52000-2009
- 42010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412083 Lon: -73.499111), Type: 35.1, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412083 Lon: -73.499111), Type: 35.1, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412083 Lon: -73.499111), Type: 35.1, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412083 Lon: -73.499111), Type: 35.1, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412083 Lon: -73.499111), Type: 35.1, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Licensee ID: L, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412333 Lon: -73.498972), Type: 35.4, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 33.2 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 261 Us Route 9 (Ny41517-T) (Lat: 44.412333 Lon: -73.498972), Type: 35.4, Structure height: 36031 m, Overall height: 33.2 m, Registrant: Sba Monarch Towers Iii, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- 82.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.0%Wood
- 1.8%Electricity
- 0.6%Utility gas
- 75.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Electricity
- 4.0%Wood
- 3.4%Utility gas
Chesterfield compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.