Chester vs Iron Horse

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

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

Chester has the higher population (2,022 vs 575 in Iron Horse). Chester has the higher median household income ($80,142 vs $56,066 in Iron Horse). Chester has the higher median home value ($241,400 vs $195,500 in Iron Horse).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Iron Horse
Population	2,022	575
Median age	46.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,142	$56,066
Median home value	$241,400	$195,500
Median gross rent	$798	—
Housing units	1,303	377
Homeownership rate	81.6%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Iron Horse
Population	2,145 → 2,022 (-5.7%)	191 → 575 (+201.0%)
Median household income	$57,125 → $80,142 (+40.3%)	$50,231 → $56,066 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$207,100 → $241,400 (+16.6%)	$222,100 → $195,500 (-12.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $798 (+25.5%)	—

Chester

Population

2,1452,022

Median household income

$57,125$80,142

Median home value

$207,100$241,400

Median gross rent

$636$798

Iron Horse

Population

191575

Median household income

$50,231$56,066

Median home value

$222,100$195,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Iron Horse
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	35.0%
45 to 54	5.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	23.9%	34.3%
75 and over	9.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Iron Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Iron Horse
No high school diploma	9.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.0%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Iron Horse
Drove alone	84.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Iron Horse
1-unit, detached	75.2%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	67.9%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Iron Horse
Poverty rate	5.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1975	1978