Chester vs Newell

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

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

Chester has the higher population (2,302 vs 1,252 in Newell). Chester has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $38,924 in Newell). Chester has the higher median home value ($110,600 vs $86,700 in Newell).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Newell
Population	2,302	1,252
Median age	55.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$38,924
Median home value	$110,600	$86,700
Median gross rent	$686	$823
Housing units	1,332	575
Homeownership rate	81.4%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Newell
Population	2,275 → 2,302 (+1.2%)	1,284 → 1,252 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$45,136 → $63,750 (+41.2%)	$20,887 → $38,924 (+86.4%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $110,600 (+21.3%)	$46,500 → $86,700 (+86.5%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $686 (+13.4%)	$625 → $823 (+31.7%)

Chester

Population

2,2752,302

Median household income

$45,136$63,750

Median home value

$91,200$110,600

Median gross rent

$605$686

Newell

Population

1,2841,252

Median household income

$20,887$38,924

Median home value

$46,500$86,700

Median gross rent

$625$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Newell
Under 5	1.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	1.9%	2.8%
25 to 34	5.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	18.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	24.8%	6.0%
75 and over	9.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Newell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Newell
No high school diploma	12.2%	33.1%
High school graduate	32.1%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Newell
Drove alone	74.9%	63.2%
Carpooled	19.5%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	8.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Newell
1-unit, detached	84.5%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Newell
Poverty rate	10.1%	36.7%
Average household size	1.94	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1950	1956