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Chester, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $116,908 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
Chester:

$116,908
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,247 - $166,241

Total population: 8,421 (Urban population: 5,001 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 171 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,243 (1,868 occupied: 1,315 owner occupied, 576 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

33%

Housing density: 381 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $58,829.

Median contract rent in 2022: $486 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $627)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,146


Median gross rent in Chester, IL in 2022: $623

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 629 (39 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $103,374

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,828

Median monthly housing costs: $634

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Chester, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1957

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,845
  • Male householders: 995 (340 living alone), Female householders: 839 (321 living alone)
  • 724 spouses (724 opposite-sex spouses), 176 unmarried partners, (176 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 894 children (748 natural, 25 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 28 foster children, 42 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,878

Size of family households: 545 2-persons, 246 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 22 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 696 1-person, 144 2-persons.

248 married couples with children.
307 single-parent households (124 men, 183 women).

94.4% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 154 (2.2%)
(25.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.0
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Illinois
  • 65no bedroom
  • 501 bedroom
  • 2572 bedrooms
  • 7063 bedrooms
  • 1604 bedrooms
  • 775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1321 bedroom
  • 1132 bedrooms
  • 2313 bedrooms
  • 1014 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 72no vehicle
  • 3701 vehicle
  • 4512 vehicles
  • 3403 vehicles
  • 564 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 126no vehicle
  • 1941 vehicle
  • 1942 vehicles
  • 623 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Illinois
  • 651 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 814 rooms
  • 2465 rooms
  • 4496 rooms
  • 1507 rooms
  • 1138 rooms
  • 1929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 923 rooms
  • 1024 rooms
  • 1585 rooms
  • 1186 rooms
  • 717 rooms
  • 378 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, IL
Chester city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chester, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, IL in 2022
  • 75Less than $10,000
  • 163$10,000 to $19,999
  • 156$20,000 to $29,999
  • 78$30,000 to $39,999
  • 238$40,000 to $49,999
  • 91$50,000 to $59,999
  • 220$60,000 to $74,999
  • 196$75,000 to $99,999
  • 304$100,000 to $124,999
  • 183$125,000 to $149,999
  • 168$150,000 to $199,999
  • 24$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chester, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Chester, IL in 2022
  • 36Less than $10,000
  • 34$20,000 to $24,999
  • 39$40,000 to $49,999
  • 70$50,000 to $59,999
  • 132$60,000 to $69,999
  • 40$70,000 to $79,999
  • 107$80,000 to $89,999
  • 55$90,000 to $99,999
  • 290$100,000 to $124,999
  • 108$125,000 to $149,999
  • 72$150,000 to $174,999
  • 56$175,000 to $199,999
  • 116$200,000 to $249,999
  • 40$250,000 to $299,999
  • 20$300,000 to $399,999
  • 48$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester, IL in 2022
  • 17$100 to $149
  • 8$200 to $249
  • 27$250 to $299
  • 7$300 to $349
  • 21$350 to $399
  • 68$400 to $449
  • 113$450 to $499
  • 29$500 to $549
  • 40$550 to $599
  • 36$600 to $649
  • 14$700 to $749
  • 23$800 to $899
  • 71$900 to $999
  • 71No cash rent
Work and jobs in Chester: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 51 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 230
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 630
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 249
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 202
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 152
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 56
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 122
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 39
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 97
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 115
  • 90 or more minutes: 31
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,806 (85.2%)
  • Carpooled: 218 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 11 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 45 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 72 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 51 (1.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 21.0%Females
Races in Chester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Illinois
  • 262010 or later
  • 542000 to 2009
  • 381990 to 1999
  • 121980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 8Before 1970
Ancestries in Chester, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 595 (15.7%)
  • American: 425 (11.2%)
  • English: 242 (6.4%)
  • Irish: 64 (1.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 44 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 42 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 27 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 13 (0.3%)
  • European: 12 (0.3%)
  • French: 10 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 8 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 1 (0.03%)

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

Mexico
Chester:

72.7% (112)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Cuba
Chester:

11.0% (17)
Illinois:

0.4% (7,171)

Honduras
Chester:

11.0% (17)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,762)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Chester:

5.2% (8)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,671)

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

  • This state: 5,128
  • Other state: 1,510
  • Northeast: 89
  • Midwest: 722
  • South: 423
  • West: 275

80.8% of Chester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 94.6% lived in Illinois.


Chester:

80.8%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 53
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 53
  • 7th and 8th grade: 111
  • 9th grade: 239
  • 10th grade: 290
  • 11th grade: 541
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 53
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,665
  • Less than 1 year of college: 113
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 433
  • Associate degree: 131
  • Bachelor's degree: 138
  • Master's degree: 38
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 9
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 66
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 9
  • 5th and 6th grade: 16
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 33
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 608
  • Less than 1 year of college: 272
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 243
  • Associate degree: 95
  • Bachelor's degree: 188
  • Master's degree: 41
  • Professional school degree: 30
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester marital status for males
Chester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,771
  • One, attached: 19
  • Two: 63
  • 3 or 4: 77
  • 5 to 9: 22
  • 20 to 49: 91
  • 50 or more: 65
  • Mobile homes: 133

Median worth of mobile homes: $127,461

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 7.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 10.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester, IL
  • 80.0%Utility gas
  • 15.2%Electricity
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, IL
  • 56.1%Utility gas
  • 38.1%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Here:

20.3%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Here:

18.0%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68
Here:

34.0%
Illinois:

27.4%
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
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