Chester

Population: 1,708
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $78,300

Located in Dodge County, Georgia, Chester is a community with a population of 1,708. At $47,500, its median household income sits below Dodge County's $50,152.

From 2019 to 2023, Chester's population declined 18.7% from 2,102 to 1,708, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $62,500 to $78,300.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 23.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,708
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $78,300
Median gross rent: $392
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1021,708

Median household income

$17,692$47,500

Median home value

$62,500$78,300

Median gross rent

$368$392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,102	$17,692	$62,500	$368
2020	727	$19,145	$80,000	$371
2021	720	$23,750	$65,000	$381
2022	1,702	$26,786	$60,600	$418
2023	1,708	$47,500	$78,300	$392

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 175.2%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3423.1%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	0.9%
5 to 17	88	5.2%
18 to 24	229	13.4%
25 to 34	394	23.1%
35 to 44	298	17.4%
45 to 54	314	18.4%
55 to 64	263	15.4%
65 to 74	76	4.4%
75 and over	31	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	629	36.8%
Black or African American	878	51.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	3.0%
Two or more races	33	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	116	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate53.6%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	22.7%
High school graduate	738	53.6%
Some college or associate's	243	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	74	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	88.3%
Carpooled	26	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	16.5%
15 to 29 min	90	39.0%
30 to 44 min	53	22.9%
45 to 59 min	3	1.3%
60+ min	47	20.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 36.2% (188 of 519)

	Count	Share
Family households	121	72.0%
Nonfamily households	47	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	72.7%
Vacant	63	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	95	56.5%
Renter-occupied	73	43.5%

1-unit, detached36.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other29.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	36.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	8.7%
5 to 19 units	36	15.6%
20 or more units	21	9.1%
Mobile home & other	69	29.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1315900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.3944, -83.1557