Chester Center

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,876
Median household income: $73,542
Median home value: $397,400

Located in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Chester Center is a community with a population of 1,876. The median household income of $73,542 is below the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region median ($101,117).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester Center's population grew 19.8% from 1,566 to 1,876, while its median home value rose 11.7% from $355,700 to $397,400.

76.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,876
Median age: 50.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,542
Median home value: $397,400
Median gross rent: $1,338
Housing units: 887
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5661,876

Median household income

$88,708$73,542

Median home value

$355,700$397,400

Median gross rent

$1,478$1,338

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,566	$88,708	$355,700	$1,478
2020	1,731	$90,400	$351,700	$1,318
2021	1,622	$94,071	$360,500	$1,254
2022	1,729	$73,611	$387,800	$1,386
2023	1,876	$73,542	$397,400	$1,338

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7423.5%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	6.4%
5 to 17	210	11.2%
18 to 24	164	8.7%
25 to 34	204	10.9%
35 to 44	204	10.9%
45 to 54	113	6.0%
55 to 64	237	12.6%
65 to 74	440	23.5%
75 and over	183	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,676	89.3%
Black or African American	32	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	5.4%
High school graduate	290	21.0%
Some college or associate's	526	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	254	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	236	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	679	76.9%
Carpooled	29	3.3%
Public transit	4	0.5%
Walked	10	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	156	17.7%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	23.2%
15 to 29 min	354	48.7%
30 to 44 min	115	15.8%
45 to 59 min	63	8.7%
60+ min	26	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 18.8% (336 of 1,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	527	63.9%
Nonfamily households	298	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	825	93.0%
Vacant	62	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	575	69.7%
Renter-occupied	250	30.3%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	677	76.3%
1-unit, attached	26	2.9%
2 to 4 units	141	15.9%
5 to 19 units	43	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0914370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.4030, -72.4569