Chester vs Joplin

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

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

Chester has the higher population (704 vs 269 in Joplin). Joplin has the higher median household income ($67,292 vs $53,583 in Chester). Chester has the higher median home value ($156,900 vs $102,400 in Joplin).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Joplin
Population	704	269
Median age	53.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,583	$67,292
Median home value	$156,900	$102,400
Median gross rent	$662	—
Housing units	387	98
Homeownership rate	56.6%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Joplin
Population	1,099 → 704 (-35.9%)	218 → 269 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $53,583 (+20.8%)	$48,603 → $67,292 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $156,900 (+34.9%)	$111,600 → $102,400 (-8.2%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $662 (+13.9%)	—

Chester

Population

1,099704

Median household income

$44,375$53,583

Median home value

$116,300$156,900

Median gross rent

$581$662

Joplin

Population

218269

Median household income

$48,603$67,292

Median home value

$111,600$102,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Joplin
Under 5	4.5%	14.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	32.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.3%
75 and over	29.3%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Joplin
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Joplin
No high school diploma	8.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	29.4%	13.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Joplin
Drove alone	71.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	16.7%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Joplin
1-unit, detached	66.9%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Joplin
Poverty rate	12.0%	30.9%
Average household size	2.07	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1969	1966