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Chester, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $266,103 (it was $106,800 in 2000)
Chester:

$266,103
Vermont:

$304,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $172,824 - $410,023

Total population: 3,154 (Urban population: 33 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,011 (43 farm, 2,968 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,611 (1,296 occupied: 956 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

26%

Housing density: 29 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $201,418.

Median contract rent in 2022: $888 (lower quartile is $599, upper quartile is $1,074)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $974


Median gross rent in Chester, VT in 2022: $994

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 388 (32 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 220

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Chester, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55,772
  • In family households: 44,133 (10,625 male householders, 4,795 female householders)
    12,152 spouses, 13,426 children (12,313 natural, 493 adopted, 620 stepchildren), 648 grandchildren, 228 brothers or sisters, 332 parents, foster children, 269 other relatives, 1,434 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 11,639 (4,242 male householders (3,179 living alone)), 5,091 female householders (4,237 living alone)), 2,306 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 898 (784 institutionalized population)

9,497 married couples with children.
3,067 single-parent households (795 men, 2,272 women).

96.7% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (20% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 68 (2.0%)
(64.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Vermont
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Vermont
  • 2no bedroom
  • 281 bedroom
  • 2172 bedrooms
  • 4613 bedrooms
  • 1774 bedrooms
  • 715+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Vermont
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Vermont
  • 12no bedroom
  • 1381 bedroom
  • 1002 bedrooms
  • 713 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 95+ 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
  • 36no vehicle
  • 2791 vehicle
  • 4352 vehicles
  • 1673 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 49no vehicle
  • 1701 vehicle
  • 1002 vehicles
  • 143 vehicles
  • 44 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Vermont
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Vermont
  • 01 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 163 rooms
  • 904 rooms
  • 2445 rooms
  • 1816 rooms
  • 1747 rooms
  • 1028 rooms
  • 1419+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Vermont
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Vermont
  • 61 room
  • 262 rooms
  • 1103 rooms
  • 744 rooms
  • 625 rooms
  • 236 rooms
  • 207 rooms
  • 78 rooms
  • 129+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chester, VT
  • Chester, VT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, VT in 2022
  • 4,866Less than $10,000
  • 9,908$10,000 to $19,999
  • 11,368$20,000 to $29,999
  • 13,215$30,000 to $39,999
  • 12,260$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11,945$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15,904$60,000 to $74,999
  • 24,051$75,000 to $99,999
  • 15,936$100,000 to $124,999
  • 12,720$125,000 to $149,999
  • 16,159$150,000 to $199,999
  • 14,587$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.2%
Number of people working at home: 292 (17.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 84
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 244
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 184
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 284
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 215
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 81
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 127
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 22
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 36
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 105
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 45
  • 90 or more minutes: 26

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,263 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled: 112 (7.2%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 62 (4.0%)
  • Other means: 9 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 95 (6.1%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Vermont
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Vermont
  • 81995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 31985 to 1989
  • 31980 to 1984
  • 41975 to 1979
  • 31970 to 1974
  • 61965 to 1969
  • 35Before 1965
Ancestries in Chester, VT

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 657 (20.0%)
  • Irish: 405 (12.3%)
  • German: 330 (10.1%)
  • French: 294 (9.0%)
  • Other: 294 (9.0%)
  • United States: 276 (8.4%)
  • French Canadian: 181 (5.5%)
  • Scottish: 181 (5.5%)
  • Italian: 177 (5.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 76 (2.3%)
  • Polish: 73 (2.2%)
  • Swedish: 63 (1.9%)
  • Dutch: 57 (1.7%)
  • Norwegian: 56 (1.7%)
  • Russian: 48 (1.5%)
  • Danish: 25 (0.8%)
  • Welsh: 24 (0.7%)
  • Swiss: 19 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 9 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 9 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 5 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 4 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 4 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 4 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 1 (0.03%)

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

United Kingdom
Chester:

16.1% (10)
Vermont:

7.5% (1,744)

Other Northern Europe
Chester:

14.5% (9)
Vermont:

1.2% (268)

Germany
Chester:

14.5% (9)
Vermont:

7.2% (1,669)

Jamaica
Chester:

8.1% (5)
Vermont:

0.3% (67)

Canada
Chester:

8.1% (5)
Vermont:

34.0% (7,912)

Netherlands
Chester:

6.5% (4)
Vermont:

1.4% (318)

France
Chester:

4.8% (3)
Vermont:

1.7% (400)

Italy
Chester:

4.8% (3)
Vermont:

1.4% (322)

Poland
Chester:

4.8% (3)
Vermont:

1.6% (381)

Australia
Chester:

4.8% (3)
Vermont:

0.5% (111)

Other Western Europe
Chester:

3.2% (2)
Vermont:

1.2% (273)

Japan
Chester:

3.2% (2)
Vermont:

1.4% (335)

Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion
Chester:

3.2% (2)
Vermont:

0.2% (40)

Guyana
Chester:

3.2% (2)
Vermont:

0.1% (28)

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

  • This state: 1,580
  • Other state: 1,381
  • Northeast: 1,104
  • Midwest: 121
  • South: 84
  • West: 72

63% of Chester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 46
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 31
  • 11th grade: 30
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 24
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 401
  • Less than 1 year of college: 53
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 124
  • Associate degree: 52
  • Bachelor's degree: 139
  • Master's degree: 42
  • Professional school degree: 25
  • Doctorate degree: 4
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3
  • 7th and 8th grade: 36
  • 9th grade: 17
  • 10th grade: 18
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 29
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 411
  • Less than 1 year of college: 84
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
  • Associate degree: 76
  • Bachelor's degree: 171
  • Master's degree: 85
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 10
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester marital status for males
Chester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,221
  • One, attached: 21
  • Two: 75
  • 3 or 4: 57
  • 5 to 9: 48
  • 10 to 19: 35
  • 20 to 49: 28
  • 50 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 116
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $121,552

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
Year householders moved into residence in Chester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester, VT
  • 69.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.8%Wood
  • 1.4%Electricity
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, VT
  • 65.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 19.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.5%Electricity
  • 4.1%Wood
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Here:

3.9%
Vermont:

7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:

8.4%
Vermont:

10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

27.8%
Vermont:

37.7%
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