Chester vs Deshler

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

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

Deshler has the higher population (772 vs 274 in Chester). Deshler has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $54,875 in Chester). Deshler has the higher median home value ($96,800 vs $72,600 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Deshler
Population	274	772
Median age	36.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,875	$60,000
Median home value	$72,600	$96,800
Median gross rent	$850	$444
Housing units	135	342
Homeownership rate	81.7%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Deshler
Population	289 → 274 (-5.2%)	817 → 772 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $54,875 (+23.7%)	$48,295 → $60,000 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$44,200 → $72,600 (+64.3%)	$66,000 → $96,800 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)	$590 → $444 (-24.7%)

Chester

Population

289274

Median household income

$44,375$54,875

Median home value

$44,200$72,600

Median gross rent

$775$850

Deshler

Population

817772

Median household income

$48,295$60,000

Median home value

$66,000$96,800

Median gross rent

$590$444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Deshler
Under 5	10.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	21.9%	6.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.7%
75 and over	4.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Deshler
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	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	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Deshler
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.2%
High school graduate	35.4%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Deshler
Drove alone	80.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Deshler
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Deshler
Poverty rate	12.0%	6.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	13	14
Median year structure built	1938	1952