Chester vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (6,158 vs 215 in Chester). Chester has the higher median household income ($67,417 vs $62,180 in Madison). Madison has the higher median home value ($191,400 vs $128,400 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Madison
Population	215	6,158
Median age	47.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,417	$62,180
Median home value	$128,400	$191,400
Median gross rent	$1,098	$874
Housing units	133	2,878
Homeownership rate	80.3%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Madison
Population	358 → 215 (-39.9%)	7,261 → 6,158 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $67,417 (+2.7%)	$55,096 → $62,180 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$123,600 → $128,400 (+3.9%)	$123,900 → $191,400 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,098 (+15.1%)	$564 → $874 (+55.0%)

Chester

Population

358215

Median household income

$65,625$67,417

Median home value

$123,600$128,400

Median gross rent

$954$1,098

Madison

Population

7,2616,158

Median household income

$55,096$62,180

Median home value

$123,900$191,400

Median gross rent

$564$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Madison
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	15.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	22.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.9%
75 and over	7.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	4.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Madison
No high school diploma	1.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	41.7%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Madison
Drove alone	88.6%	79.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Madison
1-unit, detached	93.2%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Madison
Poverty rate	1.4%	11.2%
Average household size	1.84	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	28	12
Median year structure built	1938	1969