Chester

Population: 692
Median household income: $86,042
Median home value: $203,300

Chester, a community in Hampden County, Massachusetts, has 692 residents. At $86,042, its median household income sits above Hampden County's $70,535.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester's population declined 12.1% from 787 to 692, while its median home value rose 15.7% from $175,700 to $203,300.

Households average 3.09 people. The median gross rent is $1,095.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 692
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $86,042
Median home value: $203,300
Median gross rent: $1,095
Housing units: 283
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

787692

Median household income

$65,250$86,042

Median home value

$175,700$203,300

Median gross rent

$989$1,095

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	787	$65,250	$175,700	$989
2020	935	$70,793	$181,800	$896
2021	804	$75,144	$173,700	$964
2022	795	$79,167	$194,300	$981
2023	692	$86,042	$203,300	$1,095

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1731.2%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5423.8%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	0.6%
5 to 17	216	31.2%
18 to 24	37	5.3%
25 to 34	36	5.2%
35 to 44	64	9.2%
45 to 54	165	23.8%
55 to 64	110	15.9%
65 to 74	39	5.6%
75 and over	21	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	681	98.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.9%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate59.1%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	2.1%
High school graduate	257	59.1%
Some college or associate's	99	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	33	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	312	91.2%
Carpooled	8	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.8%
Other means	3	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	20.8%
15 to 29 min	61	18.2%
30 to 44 min	163	48.5%
45 to 59 min	31	9.2%
60+ min	11	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 2.9% (20 of 692)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	69.6%
Nonfamily households	68	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	224	79.2%
Vacant	59	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	70.5%
Renter-occupied	66	29.5%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	17.0%
5 to 19 units	18	6.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2513450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.2807, -72.9801