Chester

Population: 2,302
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $110,600

Chester is a community in Hancock County, West Virginia, home to 2,302 residents. Its median household income of $63,750 runs above the Hancock County figure of $61,017.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester's population grew 1.2% from 2,275 to 2,302, while its median home value rose 21.3% from $91,200 to $110,600.

The median resident is 55.4 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,302
Median age: 55.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $110,600
Median gross rent: $686
Housing units: 1,332
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2752,302

Median household income

$45,136$63,750

Median home value

$91,200$110,600

Median gross rent

$605$686

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,275	$45,136	$91,200	$605
2020	2,172	$47,993	$99,200	$613
2021	2,357	$52,656	$96,700	$679
2022	2,134	$58,988	$118,300	$891
2023	2,302	$63,750	$110,600	$686

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7424.8%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	1.6%
5 to 17	308	13.4%
18 to 24	43	1.9%
25 to 34	123	5.3%
35 to 44	300	13.0%
45 to 54	337	14.6%
55 to 64	376	16.3%
65 to 74	570	24.8%
75 and over	208	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,154	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	3.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	12.2%
High school graduate	615	32.1%
Some college or associate's	565	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	471	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	30	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled19.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	665	74.9%
Carpooled	173	19.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	32.5%
15 to 29 min	113	13.3%
30 to 44 min	213	25.1%
45 to 59 min	107	12.6%
60+ min	139	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 10.1% (233 of 2,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	730	61.4%
Nonfamily households	458	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,188	89.2%
Vacant	144	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	967	81.4%
Renter-occupied	221	18.6%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,125	84.5%
1-unit, attached	15	1.1%
2 to 4 units	44	3.3%
5 to 19 units	8	0.6%
20 or more units	105	7.9%
Mobile home & other	35	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5415076
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6129, -80.5627