Chester

Population: 6,830
Median household income: $74,673
Median home value: $107,800

Chester, a community in Randolph County, Illinois, has 6,830 residents. The median household income of $74,673 is above the Randolph County median ($68,870).

From 2019 to 2023, Chester's population declined 18.1% from 8,343 to 6,830, while its median home value rose 6.0% from $101,700 to $107,800.

Owners occupy 71.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,830
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,673
Median home value: $107,800
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 2,342
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3436,830

Median household income

$47,885$74,673

Median home value

$101,700$107,800

Median gross rent

$535$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,343	$47,885	$101,700	$535
2020	8,264	$51,830	$96,800	$609
2021	7,787	$56,368	$98,900	$621
2022	6,941	$68,826	$111,100	$628
2023	6,830	$74,673	$107,800	$642

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 175.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3421.4%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	258	3.8%
5 to 17	391	5.7%
18 to 24	422	6.2%
25 to 34	1,460	21.4%
35 to 44	1,075	15.7%
45 to 54	1,086	15.9%
55 to 64	1,079	15.8%
65 to 74	649	9.5%
75 and over	410	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,737	69.4%
Black or African American	1,747	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	291	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.6%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,362	23.6%
High school graduate	2,481	43.1%
Some college or associate's	1,469	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	361	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	86	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,893	90.5%
Carpooled	58	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	3.0%
Bicycle	41	2.0%
Worked from home	29	1.4%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,160	56.3%
15 to 29 min	409	19.8%
30 to 44 min	149	7.2%
45 to 59 min	130	6.3%
60+ min	214	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 19.5% (835 of 4,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,058	54.2%
Nonfamily households	893	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,951	83.3%
Vacant	391	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,386	71.0%
Renter-occupied	565	29.0%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,875	80.1%
1-unit, attached	21	0.9%
2 to 4 units	167	7.1%
5 to 19 units	16	0.7%
20 or more units	114	4.9%
Mobile home & other	149	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1713139
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.9258, -89.8277