Chester vs East Quincy

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

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

East Quincy has the higher population (2,198 vs 2,022 in Chester). Chester has the higher median household income ($80,142 vs $71,591 in East Quincy). East Quincy has the higher median home value ($303,200 vs $241,400 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	East Quincy
Population	2,022	2,198
Median age	46.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,142	$71,591
Median home value	$241,400	$303,200
Median gross rent	$798	$1,423
Housing units	1,303	914
Homeownership rate	81.6%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	East Quincy
Population	2,145 → 2,022 (-5.7%)	2,210 → 2,198 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$57,125 → $80,142 (+40.3%)	$48,692 → $71,591 (+47.0%)
Median home value	$207,100 → $241,400 (+16.6%)	$206,200 → $303,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $798 (+25.5%)	$1,032 → $1,423 (+37.9%)

Chester

Population

2,1452,022

Median household income

$57,125$80,142

Median home value

$207,100$241,400

Median gross rent

$636$798

East Quincy

Population

2,2102,198

Median household income

$48,692$71,591

Median home value

$206,200$303,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,423

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	East Quincy
Under 5	4.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	5.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	23.9%	9.8%
75 and over	9.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	East Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	77.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	14.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	East Quincy
No high school diploma	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate	23.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	East Quincy
Drove alone	84.1%	85.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	East Quincy
1-unit, detached	75.2%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Chester	East Quincy
Poverty rate	5.9%	9.6%
Average household size	2.28	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	17	12
Median year structure built	1975	1976