Chester vs Colmesneil

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

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

Colmesneil has the higher population (697 vs 200 in Chester). Chester has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $46,250 in Colmesneil). Chester has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $107,000 in Colmesneil).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Colmesneil
Population	200	697
Median age	57.1 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$46,250
Median home value	$119,900	$107,000
Median gross rent	$750	$748
Housing units	120	317
Homeownership rate	88.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Colmesneil
Population	391 → 200 (-48.8%)	626 → 697 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$49,500 → $69,583 (+40.6%)	$37,778 → $46,250 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $119,900 (+38.8%)	$94,500 → $107,000 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $750 (+33.9%)	$725 → $748 (+3.2%)

Chester

Population

391200

Median household income

$49,500$69,583

Median home value

$86,400$119,900

Median gross rent

$560$750

Colmesneil

Population

626697

Median household income

$37,778$46,250

Median home value

$94,500$107,000

Median gross rent

$725$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Colmesneil
Under 5	2.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	9.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	4.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	5.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	26.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.1%
75 and over	18.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Colmesneil
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Colmesneil
No high school diploma	10.9%	11.1%
High school graduate	38.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Colmesneil
Drove alone	81.7%	86.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	2.8%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Colmesneil
1-unit, detached	85.0%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Colmesneil
Poverty rate	8.0%	21.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1969	1981