Chester vs South Blooming Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and South Blooming Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Chester and South Blooming Grove are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chester has the higher population (4,052 vs 3,880 in South Blooming Grove). Chester has the higher median household income ($97,250 vs $68,958 in South Blooming Grove). South Blooming Grove has the higher median home value ($464,000 vs $280,600 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
Population	4,052	3,880
Median age	36.5 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$97,250	$68,958
Median home value	$280,600	$464,000
Median gross rent	$1,649	$1,922
Housing units	1,687	1,390
Homeownership rate	53.1%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
Population	4,011 → 4,052 (+1.0%)	3,148 → 3,880 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$73,582 → $97,250 (+32.2%)	$83,664 → $68,958 (-17.6%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $280,600 (+35.8%)	$285,700 → $464,000 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,215 → $1,649 (+35.7%)	$1,273 → $1,922 (+51.0%)

Chester

Population

4,0114,052

Median household income

$73,582$97,250

Median home value

$206,600$280,600

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,649

South Blooming Grove

Population

3,1483,880

Median household income

$83,664$68,958

Median home value

$285,700$464,000

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
Under 5	2.1%	11.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	31.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	21.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	4.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	8.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	3.8%
75 and over	5.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	81.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	37.1%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
Drove alone	77.6%	66.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.8%
Public transit	14.0%	4.7%
Walked	0.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	19.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
1-unit, detached	37.5%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	29.6%	14.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	South Blooming Grove
Poverty rate	6.5%	39.3%
Average household size	2.59	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	37	43
Median year structure built	1976	1970