Chester County, Tennessee

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,452
Median household income: $60,543
Median home value: $155,200

Chester County, Tennessee counts 17,452 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,543, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester County's population grew 1.5% from 17,190 to 17,452, while its median household income rose 16.5% from $51,946 to $60,543.

Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,452
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,543
Median home value: $155,200
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 7,251
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,19017,452

Median household income

$51,946$60,543

Median home value

$121,900$155,200

Median gross rent

$682$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,190	$51,946	$121,900	$682
2020	17,260	$53,336	$118,700	$643
2021	17,278	$52,692	$127,200	$615
2022	17,392	$57,471	$136,700	$658
2023	17,452	$60,543	$155,200	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	948	5.4%
5 to 17	2,832	16.2%
18 to 24	2,272	13.0%
25 to 34	2,147	12.3%
35 to 44	1,952	11.2%
45 to 54	2,088	12.0%
55 to 64	2,123	12.2%
65 to 74	1,879	10.8%
75 and over	1,211	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,669	84.1%
Black or African American	1,713	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.2%
Asian	31	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.7%
Two or more races	333	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	546	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,628	14.3%
High school graduate	4,557	40.0%
Some college or associate's	3,031	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,344	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	840	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,887	85.0%
Carpooled	345	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	71	1.0%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	585	8.4%
Other means	32	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,309	20.6%
15 to 29 min	1,900	30.0%
30 to 44 min	2,039	32.1%
45 to 59 min	844	13.3%
60+ min	251	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 15.6% (2,517 of 16,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,429	69.9%
Nonfamily households	1,904	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,333	87.3%
Vacant	918	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,853	76.6%
Renter-occupied	1,480	23.4%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,636	77.7%
1-unit, attached	42	0.6%
2 to 4 units	297	4.1%
5 to 19 units	109	1.5%
20 or more units	34	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,133	15.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 47023
State: Tennessee
Land area: 286 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 35.4203, -88.6114