Chester vs Weirton

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

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

Weirton has the higher population (18,785 vs 2,302 in Chester). Chester has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $56,699 in Weirton). Weirton has the higher median home value ($122,800 vs $110,600 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Weirton
Population	2,302	18,785
Median age	55.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$56,699
Median home value	$110,600	$122,800
Median gross rent	$686	$750
Housing units	1,332	9,317
Homeownership rate	81.4%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Weirton
Population	2,275 → 2,302 (+1.2%)	18,670 → 18,785 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$45,136 → $63,750 (+41.2%)	$49,496 → $56,699 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $110,600 (+21.3%)	$94,800 → $122,800 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $686 (+13.4%)	$704 → $750 (+6.5%)

Chester

Population

2,2752,302

Median household income

$45,136$63,750

Median home value

$91,200$110,600

Median gross rent

$605$686

Weirton

Population

18,67018,785

Median household income

$49,496$56,699

Median home value

$94,800$122,800

Median gross rent

$704$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Weirton
Under 5	1.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	1.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	5.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	24.8%	13.7%
75 and over	9.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Weirton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Weirton
No high school diploma	12.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	32.1%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Weirton
Drove alone	74.9%	79.0%
Carpooled	19.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Weirton
1-unit, detached	84.5%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Weirton
Poverty rate	10.1%	14.3%
Average household size	1.94	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1950	1958