Chester township, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,029 ( 37 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.4 square miles
Population density: 73.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,874	94.88%	3.8%
Black:	8	0.26%	46.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	14	0.46%	133.3%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	133	4.39%	411.5%

Total non-White:	155	5.12%	96.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-113	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	76	3.0

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
3,066
2,987	97.42%
15	0.49%
1	0.03%
6	0.20%
29	0.95%
26	0.85%
79	2.58%

2000
2,856
2,834	99.23%
0	0.00%
8	0.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.49%
22	0.77%

1990
2,581
2,538	98.33%
0	0.00%
8	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
35	1.36%
43	1.67%

1980
2,680
2,636	98.36%
23	0.86%
2	0.07%
2	0.07%
n/a
16	0.60%
44	1.64%

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

153	5.4
57	2.0

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

296	11.5
-21	-0.8

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

-98	-3.7
-1	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester township, OH

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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
36.1
786	25.9%
2,243	74.1%
450	14.9%

1,072
2.78

823	76.8%
636	77.3%
12	1.5%
249	23.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
804	26.2%
2,262	73.8%
417	13.6%

1,077
2.80

842	78.2%
697	82.8%
39	4.6%
235	21.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
819	28.7%
2,037	71.3%
341	11.9%

1,002
2.81

807	80.5%
720	89.2%
51	6.3%
195	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
773	29.9%
1,808	70.1%
232	9.0%

876
2.95

737	84.1%
673	91.3%
37	5.0%
139	15.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
871	32.5%
1,809	67.5%
204	7.6%

783
3.18

662	84.5%
615	92.9%
27	4.1%
121	15.5%

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	67	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	98	9.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	156	14.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	227	21.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	156	14.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	83	7.7%
$200,000 or more	42	3.9%

Median Household Income	76,750
Per Capita Income	29,793

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	50	4.7%
Public Assistance	8	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,360	76.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,360	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	429	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	624	488	56.1%
Non-Profit	49	68	41.9%
Self-Employed	63	19	76.8%

Local Government	77	47	62.1%
State Government	25	32	43.9%
Federal Government	0	11	0.0%

Total Private + Self	687	507	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	151	158	48.9%
Total	838	665	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	380	25.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	270	18.0%
Professional, Technical	265	17.6%
Service Occupations	261	17.4%
All others	327	21.8%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	242	16.1%
Retail trade	184	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	160	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	147	9.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	116	7.7%
Construction	105	7.0%
Other services	95	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	93	6.2%
Public administration	87	5.8%
Educational services	80	5.3%
Finance and insurance	71	4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	1.4%
Wholesale trade	17	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	0.8%
Management	8	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	124	4.09%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	9	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	14	0.46%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,844	98.9%
Spanish	19	0.7%
Korean	14	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	817	27.0%
Irish	371	12.2%
English	274	9.0%
French	149	4.9%
American	127	4.2%
Austrian	114	3.8%
Polish	94	3.1%
Italian	93	3.1%
British	92	3.0%
European	79	2.6%
Finnish	63	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	50	1.7%
Swiss	45	1.5%
Scottish	24	0.8%
Welsh	24	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,029	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,007	99.3%
Foreign-born	22	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	1.2%	155	8.1%	744	38.9%	508	26.5%	360	18.8%	124	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	1.2%
9-12 Years	155	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	744	38.9%
Some College	508	26.5%
Bach. Degree	360	18.8%
Grad Degree	124	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +148	R +104	D + 0.3%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +258	R +365	R + 19.1%
D -107
2020 vs. 2008	R +298	R +450	R + 25.0%
D -152

2016 vs. 2008	R +150	R +346	R + 25.4%
D -196
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,263	77.2%	Joe Biden (D)	350	21.4%	23	1.4%	1,636	24	30	0.03%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,115	74.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	306	20.5%	70	4.7%	1,491	23	29	0.03%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,005	67.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	457	30.7%	29	1.9%	1,491	20	20	0.03%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	965	64.5%	Barack Obama (D)	502	33.6%	29	1.9%	1,496	18	19	0.03%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,019	68.4%	John Kerry (D)	467	31.3%	4	0.3%	1,490	18	18	0.03%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	862	67.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	366	28.6%	50	3.9%	1,278	17	20	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

350

21.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,263

77.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,636

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

306

20.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,115

74.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,491

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

457

30.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,005

67.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,491

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

502

33.6%

John McCain (R)

965

64.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,496

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,019

68.4%

John Kerry (D)

467

31.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,490

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

862

67.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

366

28.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,278

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	J.D. Vance (R)	903	74.8%	Tim Ryan (D)	305	25.2%	0	0.0%	1,208	22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	52%	Mike DeWine* (R)	969	80.7%	Nan Whaley (D)	232	19.3%	0	0.0%	1,201	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	51%	Jim Renacci (R)	787	67.9%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	372	32.1%	0	0.0%	1,159	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	51%	Mike DeWine (R)	807	69.6%	Richard Cordray (D)	301	26.0%	51 [+]	4.4%	1,159	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 34 (2.9%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 17 (1.5%);
2016	S3	64%	Rob Portman* (R)	1,125	76.8%	Ted Strickland (D)	258	17.6%	81 [+]	5.5%	1,464	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 34 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 29 (2.0%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 18 (1.2%);
2014	G	33%	John Kasich* (R)	595	78.4%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	148	19.5%	16 [+]	2.1%	759	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 16 (2.1%);

*: 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	1,162
Median Value	$232,800

Occupied	1,072	92.3%
Vacant	90	7.7%

Owned	921	85.9%
Rented	151	14.1%
Median Rent	$915

Single-Family Units	1,012	87.1%
Detached	1,012	87.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	140	12.0%

Chester township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chester township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, OH