Chester

Population: 5,241
Median household income: $41,231
Median home value: $106,400

Located in Chester County, South Carolina, Chester is a community with a population of 5,241. The median household income of $41,231 is below the Chester County median ($51,216).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester's population declined 3.1% from 5,408 to 5,241, while its median home value rose 58.6% from $67,100 to $106,400.

74.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,241
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,231
Median home value: $106,400
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 2,601
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4085,241

Median household income

$26,330$41,231

Median home value

$67,100$106,400

Median gross rent

$580$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,408	$26,330	$67,100	$580
2020	5,392	$28,750	$67,700	$599
2021	5,283	$31,210	$79,800	$681
2022	5,260	$39,951	$99,000	$756
2023	5,241	$41,231	$106,400	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	567	10.8%
5 to 17	725	13.8%
18 to 24	326	6.2%
25 to 34	912	17.4%
35 to 44	442	8.4%
45 to 54	566	10.8%
55 to 64	789	15.1%
65 to 74	592	11.3%
75 and over	322	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,668	31.8%
Black or African American	3,372	64.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	714	19.7%
High school graduate	1,280	35.3%
Some college or associate's	1,155	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	381	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	93	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,529	81.5%
Carpooled	242	12.9%
Public transit	14	0.7%
Walked	26	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	2.2%
Other means	22	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	472	25.8%
15 to 29 min	375	20.5%
30 to 44 min	506	27.6%
45 to 59 min	305	16.6%
60+ min	175	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 25.0% (1,298 of 5,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,237	54.7%
Nonfamily households	1,025	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,262	87.0%
Vacant	339	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,230	54.4%
Renter-occupied	1,032	45.6%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,932	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	306	11.8%
5 to 19 units	114	4.4%
20 or more units	63	2.4%
Mobile home & other	186	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4514095
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7050, -81.2132