Chester, West Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Chester, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Chester, West Virginia	United States
Total population	2,592	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	chester

Chester, West Virginia Population

	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
Male	1,213	46.8%	49.06%
Female	1,379	53.2%	50.94%
Median age (years)	40.4		35.3

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	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	2,023	78.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	1,940	74.85%	69.97%
62 years and over	592	22.84%	14.66%
65 years and over	514	19.83%	12.43%

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	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
White	2,560	98.77%	75.14%
Black or African American	4	0.15%	12.32%
Asian	6	0.23%	3.64%
Some other race	8	0.31%	5.46%
Two or more races	14	0.54%	2.43%

Chester, West Virginia Housing

	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
Total households	1,160		105,480,101
Family households (families)	725	62.5%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	435	37.5%	31.94%

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	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	1,292		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	129	9.98%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,160	89.78%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	769	59.52%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	391	30.26%	30.77%

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	Chester, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	268	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	362	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	33	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	17	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	59,900	119,600

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	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	223	19.22%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	285	24.57%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	144	12.41%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	167	14.4%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	96	8.28%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	254	21.9%	9.65%

Chester, West Virginia Education

	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	532		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	41	7.71%	6.47%
Kindergarten	41	7.71%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	248	46.62%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	132	24.81%	21.38%
College or graduate school	70	13.16%	22.81%

Chester, West Virginia Economy

	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	2,112		217,168,077
In labor force	1,220	57.77%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,203	56.96%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,131	53.55%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	72	3.41%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	17	0.8%	0.53%
Not in labor force	892	42.23%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,056	50.0%	51.66%
In labor force	518	24.53%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	518	24.53%	29.65%
- - Employed	487	23.06%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	157	7.43%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	121		12,787,501

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	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,228		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	167	13.6%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	99	8.06%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	266	21.66%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	182	14.82%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	208	16.94%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	195	15.88%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	69	5.62%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	28	2.28%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	0		2.2%
$200,000 or more	14	1.14%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,550		41,994

	Chester, West Virginia	%, Chester, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	795	37.64%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,440		56,604
With Social Security income	466	22.06%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,197		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	51	2.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,145		6,320
With public assistance income	33	1.56%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,136		3,032
With retirement income	295	13.97%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	9,736		17,376

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