Chester vs Green Village

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

Chester and Green Village are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chester has the higher population (1,359 vs 1,040 in Green Village). Chester has the higher median household income ($152,578 vs $82,353 in Green Village). Green Village has the higher median home value ($763,000 vs $640,400 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Green Village
Population	1,359	1,040
Median age	43.6 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$152,578	$82,353
Median home value	$640,400	$763,000
Median gross rent	$1,337	$2,771
Housing units	554	548
Homeownership rate	76.3%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.1%	59.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Green Village
Population	1,653 → 1,359 (-17.8%)	949 → 1,040 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$105,500 → $152,578 (+44.6%)	$142,083 → $82,353 (-42.0%)
Median home value	$474,200 → $640,400 (+35.0%)	$1,097,600 → $763,000 (-30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,337 (-10.9%)	$2,280 → $2,771 (+21.5%)

Chester

Population

1,6531,359

Median household income

$105,500$152,578

Median home value

$474,200$640,400

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,337

Green Village

Population

9491,040

Median household income

$142,083$82,353

Median home value

$1,097,600$763,000

Median gross rent

$2,280$2,771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Green Village
Under 5	4.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	1.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	5.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	7.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	21.2%
75 and over	10.3%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Green Village
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	83.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	2.7%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Green Village
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.8%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Green Village
Drove alone	70.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	0.4%	5.9%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.3%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Green Village
1-unit, detached	74.4%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	12.8%
20 or more units	7.8%	21.2%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Green Village
Poverty rate	7.5%	3.5%
Average household size	2.43	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1971	1971