Chester town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,403 ( 66 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.6 square miles
Population density: 38.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,368	97.51%	4.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.14%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	5	0.36%	16.7%
Hispanic:	17	1.21%	13.3%

Total non-White:	35	2.49%	45.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	55	5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,337
1,313	98.20%
1	0.07%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
6	0.45%
15	1.12%
24	1.80%

2000
1,306
1,272	97.40%
4	0.31%
0	0.00%
11	0.84%
6	0.46%
11	0.84%
34	2.60%

1990
1,280
1,260	98.44%
0	0.00%
3	0.23%
2	0.16%
n/a
15	1.17%
20	1.56%

1980
1,123
1,109	98.75%
1	0.09%
0	0.00%
8	0.71%
n/a
2	0.18%
14	1.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

41	3.1
-10	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

12	0.9
14	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

151	13.4
6	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.3
328	23.4%
1,075	76.6%
257	18.3%

521
2.67

383	73.5%
319	83.3%
26	6.8%
138	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
287	21.5%
1,050	78.5%
186	13.9%

543
2.46

374	68.9%
288	77.0%
25	6.7%
169	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
348	26.6%
958	73.4%
153	11.7%

490
2.67

349	71.2%
285	81.7%
36	10.3%
141	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
352	27.5%
928	72.5%
142	11.1%

467
2.74

363	77.7%
312	86.0%
28	7.7%
104	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
300	26.7%
823	73.3%
152	13.5%

409
2.75

324	79.2%
263	81.2%
27	8.3%
85	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Chester town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	34	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	59	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	121	23.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	70	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	5.6%
$200,000 or more	14	2.7%

Median Household Income	80,947
Per Capita Income	32,093

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	6.9%
Public Assistance	6	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	39	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	621	74.0%
Unemployed	17	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	638	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	201	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	261	187	58.3%
Non-Profit	20	47	29.9%
Self-Employed	46	12	79.3%

Local Government	12	42	22.2%
State Government	14	21	40.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	307	199	60.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	110	29.5%
Total	353	309	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	67	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	139	21.0%
Professional, Technical	125	18.9%
Service Occupations	90	13.6%
All others	241	36.4%

White Collar		50.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	128	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	89	13.4%
Retail trade	82	12.4%
Educational services	61	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	59	8.9%
Other services	58	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	38	5.7%
Public administration	30	4.5%
Construction	28	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	25	3.8%
Wholesale trade	22	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	2.6%
Information	11	1.7%
Utilities	9	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.5%
Finance and insurance	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	6	0.43%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	5	0.36%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	5	0.36%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.43%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.43%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,315	97.3%
German, other Germanic	12	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.8%
Other Indo-European	7	0.5%
Spanish	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	313	22.3%
French	198	14.1%
Irish	177	12.6%
English	141	10.0%
German	113	8.1%
French Canadian	104	7.4%
Italian	99	7.1%
Polish	73	5.2%
Slavic	29	2.1%
Scottish	28	2.0%
Swedish	23	1.6%
Welsh	22	1.6%
European	16	1.1%
Ukrainian	13	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,398	99.6%
Not a citizen	5	0.4%

Native	1,376	98.1%
Foreign-born	27	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	70	7.0%	482	48.4%	222	22.3%	87	8.7%	135	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	70	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	482	48.4%
Some College	222	22.3%
Bach. Degree	87	8.7%
Grad Degree	135	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	D +32	D + 8.0%
D +75
2020 vs. 2012	R +110	R +128	R + 18.1%
D -18
2020 vs. 2008	R +105	R +161	R + 22.7%
D -56

2016 vs. 2008	R +62	R +193	R + 30.7%
D -131
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	415	55.8%	Joe Biden (D)	313	42.1%	16	2.2%	744	24	9	0.02%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	372	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	238	34.8%	73	10.7%	683	22	9	0.02%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	331	50.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	305	46.1%	25	3.8%	661	9	-1	0.02%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	369	52.6%	John McCain (R)	310	44.2%	23	3.3%	702	8	-1	0.02%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	330	49.8%	John Kerry (D)	322	48.6%	11	1.7%	663	13	-1	0.02%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	284	48.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	232	39.7%	69	11.8%	585	16	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

313

42.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

415

55.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

744

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

238

34.8%

Donald Trump (R)

372

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

331

50.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

305

46.1%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

661

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

369

52.6%

John McCain (R)

310

44.2%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

702

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

330

49.8%

John Kerry (D)

322

48.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Chester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

284

48.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

232

39.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

585

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	50%	Geoff Diehl (R)	328	59.6%	Maura Healey (D)	202	36.7%	20 [+]	3.6%	550	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 20 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	66%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	407	56.0%	Ed Markey* (D)	308	42.4%	12 [+]	1.7%	727	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 12 (1.7%);
2018	S1	52%	Geoff Diehl (R)	315	55.5%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	232	40.8%	21 [+]	3.7%	568	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 21 (3.7%);
2018	G	51%	Charlie Baker* (R)	447	80.1%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	111	19.9%	0	0.0%	558	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	41%	Brian Herr (R)	239	54.0%	Ed Markey* (D)	204	46.0%	0	0.0%	443	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	44%	Charlie Baker (R)	272	58.4%	Martha Coakley (D)	130	27.9%	64 [+]	13.7%	466	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 44 (9.4%); Scott Lively (I) 13 (2.8%); Jeff McCormick (I) 7 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	689
Median Value	$257,400

Occupied	521	75.6%
Vacant	168	24.4%

Owned	418	80.2%
Rented	103	19.8%
Median Rent	$999

Single-Family Units	604	87.7%
Detached	604	87.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	2.5%
Mobile Homes	8	1.2%

Chester town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Chester town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chester town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester town, MA