Chester borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,480 ( 169 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 929.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,249	84.39%	7.1%
Black:	14	0.95%	7.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	30	2.03%	21.1%
2+ races:	60	4.05%	122.2%
Hispanic:	127	8.58%	42.8%

Total non-White:	231	15.61%	24.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-95	-7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-74	-5.4

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
1,649
1,344	81.50%
13	0.79%
1	0.06%
38	2.30%
27	1.64%
222	13.46%
305	18.50%

2000
1,635
1,458	89.17%
9	0.55%
0	0.00%
28	1.71%
16	0.98%
122	7.46%
177	10.83%

1990
1,214
1,171	96.46%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
28	2.31%
n/a
13	1.07%
43	3.54%

1980
1,433
1,403	97.91%
0	0.00%
5	0.35%
2	0.14%
n/a
23	1.61%
30	2.09%

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

-114	-7.0
128	7.8

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

287	23.6
134	11.0

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

-232	-16.2
13	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester borough, NJ

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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
45.0
298	20.1%
1,182	79.9%
307	20.7%

582
2.50

417	71.6%
359	86.1%
5	1.2%
165	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.1
453	27.5%
1,196	72.5%
291	17.6%

615
2.65

438	71.2%
369	84.2%
27	6.2%
177	28.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
405	24.8%
1,230	75.2%
224	13.7%

604
2.68

427	70.7%
369	86.4%
19	4.4%
177	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
292	24.1%
922	75.9%
138	11.4%

449
2.70

329	73.3%
283	86.0%
9	2.7%
120	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
442	30.8%
991	69.2%
126	8.8%

471
3.04

363	77.1%
328	90.4%
15	4.1%
108	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Chester borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	32	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	16	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	0.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	42	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	6.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	40	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	9.3%
$200,000 or more	217	37.3%

Median Household Income	142,857
Per Capita Income	74,526

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	2.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	671	81.5%
Unemployed	8	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	679	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	144	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	344	239	59.0%
Non-Profit	8	32	20.0%
Self-Employed	33	31	51.6%

Local Government	26	49	34.7%
State Government	0	14	0.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	377	270	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	43	95	31.2%
Total	420	365	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	198	24.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	145	18.2%
Professional, Technical	230	28.9%
Service Occupations	97	12.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.5%
All others	125	15.7%

White Collar		72.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	145	18.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	98	12.3%
Educational services	79	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	72	9.1%
Construction	62	7.8%
Manufacturing	62	7.8%
Finance and insurance	54	6.8%
Information	36	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	33	4.2%
Other services	28	3.5%
Public administration	25	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.4%
Wholesale trade	19	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	7	0.9%
Utilities	3	0.4%
Management	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55	3.72%
Puerto Rican	11	0.74%
Cuban	17	1.15%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	28	1.89%
Costa Rican	7	0.47%
Guatemalan	21	1.42%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.54%
Argentinean	6	0.41%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	2	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	21	1.42%
Chinese	3	0.20%
Filipino	2	0.14%
Korean	1	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,213	87.1%
Spanish	125	9.0%
Other Indo-European	41	2.9%
Other	7	0.5%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	391	26.4%
Irish	282	19.1%
German	279	18.9%
English	186	12.6%
Polish	117	7.9%
American	41	2.8%
Scottish	38	2.6%
European	32	2.2%
Dutch	27	1.8%
British	24	1.6%
Czech	23	1.6%
Hungarian	23	1.6%
French	21	1.4%
Norwegian	20	1.4%
Ukrainian	19	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,418	95.8%
Not a citizen	62	4.2%

Native	1,291	87.2%
Foreign-born	189	12.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	2.7%	28	2.6%	234	21.6%	145	13.4%	386	35.6%	262	24.2%
Average years of education: 15.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	2.7%
9-12 Years	28	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	234	21.6%
Some College	145	13.4%
Bach. Degree	386	35.6%
Grad Degree	262	24.2%
Average years of education: 15.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +101	D +17	D + 5.3%
D +118
2020 vs. 2012	R +66	D +114	D + 18.3%
D +180
2020 vs. 2008	R +55	D +76	D + 11.6%
D +131

2016 vs. 2008	R -46	D +59	D + 6.4%
D +13
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Donald Trump* (R)	572	55.1%	Joe Biden (D)	453	43.6%	14	1.3%	1,039	14	8	0.02%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	471	55.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	335	39.7%	38	4.5%	844	15	10	0.02%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	506	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	273	34.7%	7	0.9%	786	24	17	0.02%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	517	60.9%	Barack Obama (D)	322	37.9%	10	1.2%	849	19	15	0.02%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	570	66.7%	John Kerry (D)	271	31.7%	13	1.5%	854	21	16	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chester borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

453

43.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

572

55.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,039

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Chester borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

335

39.7%

Donald Trump (R)

471

55.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

844

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Chester borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

273

34.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

506

64.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

786

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Chester borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

322

37.9%

John McCain (R)

517

60.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

849

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Chester borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

570

66.7%

John Kerry (D)

271

31.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

854

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	62%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	443	61.6%	Phil Murphy* (D)	274	38.1%	2 [+]	0.3%	719	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	88%	Rik Mehta (R)	597	58.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	425	41.3%	7 [+]	0.7%	1,029	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 4 (0.4%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 2 (0.2%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	67%	Bob Hugin (R)	492	62.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	274	34.8%	22 [+]	2.8%	788	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 12 (1.5%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 6 (0.8%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%);
2017	G	46%	Kim Guadagno (R)	335	61.5%	Phil Murphy (D)	201	36.9%	9 [+]	1.7%	545	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%);
2014	S2	40%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	308	64.6%	Cory Booker* (D)	157	32.9%	12 [+]	2.5%	477	22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 11 (2.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 1 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 0 (0.0%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 0 (0.0%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 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	596
Median Value	$614,700

Occupied	582	97.7%
Vacant	14	2.3%

Owned	432	74.2%
Rented	150	25.8%
Median Rent	$1,508

Single-Family Units	464	77.9%
Detached	440	73.8%
Attached	24	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	62	10.4%
Mobile Homes	22	3.7%

Chester borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Chester borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chester borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester borough, NJ