Chester vs Dyer

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Dyer: population, income, housing, and more.

Chester and Dyer are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dyer has the higher population (996 vs 105 in Chester). Dyer has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $211,500 in Chester). Since 2019, Dyer's population has grown faster (+39.7% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Dyer
Population	105	996
Median age	41.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,792
Median home value	$211,500	$211,900
Median gross rent	$633	$563
Housing units	51	428
Homeownership rate	58.5%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	22.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Dyer
Population	110 → 105 (-4.5%)	713 → 996 (+39.7%)
Median household income	$22,917 → $34,375 (+50.0%)	$38,750 → $69,792 (+80.1%)
Median home value	$72,000 → $211,500 (+193.8%)	$151,500 → $211,900 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $633 (+2.1%)	$584 → $563 (-3.6%)

Chester

Population

110105

Median household income

$22,917$34,375

Median home value

$72,000$211,500

Median gross rent

$620$633

Dyer

Population

713996

Median household income

$38,750$69,792

Median home value

$151,500$211,900

Median gross rent

$584$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Dyer
Under 5	2.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	24.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	1.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	4.8%	6.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	1.9%	23.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	27.6%	7.1%
75 and over	5.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Dyer
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	75.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Dyer
No high school diploma	16.2%	24.9%
High school graduate	40.5%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Dyer
Drove alone	82.4%	94.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Dyer
1-unit, detached	88.2%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Dyer
Poverty rate	22.9%	18.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1979	1996