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Chester Center, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $415,954 (it was $183,000 in 2000)
Chester Center:

$415,954
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $322,724 - $506,708

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $477,850
Here:

$477,850
State:

$503,946

In 2-unit structures: $424,719
Here:

$424,719
State:

$304,133

Total population: 1,558 (Urban population: 1,544, Rural population: 115 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 858 (774 occupied: 537 owner occupied, 245 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

34%

Housing density: 423 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $431,754.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,045 (lower quartile is $847, upper quartile is $1,214)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,108


Median gross rent in Chester Center, CT in 2022: $1,371

Housing units in Chester Center with a mortgage: 391 (93 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 96 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $108,297

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $82,993

Median monthly housing costs: $1,656

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Chester Center, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,736
  • Male householders: 347 (128 living alone), Female householders: 425 (121 living alone)
  • 302 spouses (288 opposite-sex spouses), 19 unmarried partners, (19 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 467 children (467 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 151

Size of family households: 309 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 263 1-person, 12 2-persons.

165 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (0 men, 112 women).

92.9% of residents of Chester Center speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 146 (8.4%)
(54.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 582 bedrooms
  • 4003 bedrooms
  • 684 bedrooms
  • 125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • 28no bedroom
  • 891 bedroom
  • 722 bedrooms
  • 553 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Center in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Center in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6no vehicle
  • 1781 vehicle
  • 1752 vehicles
  • 1063 vehicles
  • 734 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Center in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Center in renter-occupied apartments
  • 16no vehicle
  • 1531 vehicle
  • 552 vehicles
  • 213 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 1325 rooms
  • 1256 rooms
  • 1097 rooms
  • 588 rooms
  • 1149+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 912 rooms
  • 273 rooms
  • 634 rooms
  • 315 rooms
  • 236 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 108 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chester Center, CT
  • Chester Center, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester Center, CT in 2022
  • 66Less than $10,000
  • 47$10,000 to $19,999
  • 106$20,000 to $29,999
  • 46$30,000 to $39,999
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 53$50,000 to $59,999
  • 85$60,000 to $74,999
  • 36$75,000 to $99,999
  • 114$100,000 to $124,999
  • 57$125,000 to $149,999
  • 61$150,000 to $199,999
  • 109$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chester Center, CT

  • Distribution of house value in Chester Center, CT in 2022
  • 26$20,000 to $24,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 5$200,000 to $249,999
  • 90$250,000 to $299,999
  • 158$300,000 to $399,999
  • 155$400,000 to $499,999
  • 122$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester Center, CT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester Center, CT in 2022
  • 31$500 to $549
  • 13$750 to $799
  • 44$800 to $899
  • 22$900 to $999
  • 95$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9$1,250 to $1,499
  • 10$1,500 to $1,999
  • 18$2,000 to $2,499
  • 8No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.8%
Number of people working at home: 176 (20.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 29
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 24
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 123
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 84
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 231
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 34
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 67
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 26
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 46
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 10
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester Center

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 525 (63.3%)
  • Carpooled: 5 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 74 (8.9%)
  • Worked at home: 460 (55.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.9%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester Center, Connecticut
  • 102010 or later
  • 542000 to 2009
  • 111990 to 1999
  • 131980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 39Before 1970
Ancestries in Chester Center, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 153 (18.6%)
  • German: 141 (17.1%)
  • Italian: 62 (7.5%)
  • American: 59 (7.2%)
  • Northern European: 57 (6.9%)
  • English: 55 (6.7%)
  • French Canadian: 30 (3.6%)
  • Hungarian: 22 (2.7%)
  • Polish: 17 (2.1%)
  • Eastern European: 16 (1.9%)
  • Cape Verdean: 14 (1.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 14 (1.7%)
  • French: 8 (1.0%)
  • Celtic: 6 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 6 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 5 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 2 (0.2%)

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

Peru
Chester Center:

32.2% (47)
Connecticut:

2.5% (13,591)

Jamaica
Chester Center:

19.9% (29)
Connecticut:

7.5% (40,568)

Hungary
Chester Center:

8.9% (13)
Connecticut:

0.3% (1,562)

Other Caribbean
Chester Center:

4.8% (7)
Connecticut:

0.2% (1,084)

Brazil
Chester Center:

4.8% (7)
Connecticut:

4.7% (25,461)

Ireland
Chester Center:

4.1% (6)
Connecticut:

0.6% (3,115)

Cuba
Chester Center:

2.7% (4)
Connecticut:

0.6% (3,308)

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

  • This state: 1,198
  • Other state: 375
  • Northeast: 228
  • Midwest: 54
  • South: 66
  • West: 23

93.6% of Chester Center residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 95.6% lived in Connecticut.


Chester Center:

93.6%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 20
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 3
  • 11th grade: 19
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 115
  • Less than 1 year of college: 58
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 176
  • Associate degree: 31
  • Bachelor's degree: 134
  • Master's degree: 34
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 128
  • Less than 1 year of college: 87
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 146
  • Associate degree: 23
  • Bachelor's degree: 132
  • Master's degree: 117
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester Center marital status for males
Chester Center marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 639
  • One, attached: 27
  • Two: 39
  • 3 or 4: 117
  • 5 to 9: 7
  • 10 to 19: 28
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 6.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chester Center
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester Center, CT
  • 82.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.0%Electricity
  • 4.5%Wood
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester Center, CT
  • 58.9%Electricity
  • 34.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Connecticut:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Connecticut:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Connecticut:

35.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability