Alexandria vs Chester

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

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

Chester has the higher population (274 vs 77 in Alexandria). Chester has the higher median household income ($54,875 vs $51,771 in Alexandria). Chester has the higher median home value ($72,600 vs $50,700 in Alexandria).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Chester
Population	77	274
Median age	58.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,771	$54,875
Median home value	$50,700	$72,600
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	86	135
Homeownership rate	95.1%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Chester
Population	144 → 77 (-46.5%)	289 → 274 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $51,771 (+16.7%)	$44,375 → $54,875 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$21,400 → $50,700 (+136.9%)	$44,200 → $72,600 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)

Alexandria

Population

14477

Median household income

$44,375$51,771

Median home value

$21,400$50,700

Chester

Population

289274

Median household income

$44,375$54,875

Median home value

$44,200$72,600

Median gross rent

$775$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Chester
Under 5	1.3%	10.6%
5 to 17	2.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	2.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	1.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	26.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	26.0%	21.9%
65 to 74	26.0%	6.6%
75 and over	3.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Chester
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	54.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Chester
Drove alone	82.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.9%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Chester
1-unit, detached	97.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Chester
Poverty rate	26.0%	12.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1938	1938