Chester, New Jersey demographics

Chester, NJ demographics: median age 42.9; 65.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Chester borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3412580. The survey estimates a population of 1,512 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Chester is 42.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 584 households (±77). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.9 ±3.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	326 ±58	21.6% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	278 ±81	18.4% ±4.9 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	608 ±70	40.2% ±6.7 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	300 ±49	19.8% ±2.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	769 ±105	50.9% ±3.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	743 ±95	49.1% ±2.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	1,275 ±171	84.3% ±4.9 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	54 ±49 · low precision	3.6% ±3.2 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±7 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	67 ±42 · low precision	4.4% ±2.7 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	12 ±17 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	99 ±36	6.5% ±2.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,406 ±181	93.0% ±4.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	106 ±58 · low precision	7.0% ±3.7 pp · low precision	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	359 ±56	61.5% ±5.1 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4 ±6 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	55 ±33 · low precision	9.4% ±5.5 pp · low precision	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	154 ±38	26.4% ±5.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	12 ±9 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	196 ±33	33.6% ±3.5 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	388 ±64	66.4% ±6.6 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	154 ±38	26.4% ±5.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	195 ±43	33.4% ±5.9 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	122 ±33	20.9% ±5.0 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	66 ±25	11.3% ±4.1 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	43 ±20	7.4% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	4 ±15 · low precision	0.7% ±2.5 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	1,355 ±171	89.6% ±3.2 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	157 ±54	10.4% ±3.3 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	1,277 ±169	89.1% ±4.7 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	51 ±37 · low precision	3.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	7 ±9 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	23 ±29 · low precision	1.6% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	35 ±22 · low precision	2.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	34 ±30 · low precision	2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6 ±9 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,072
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	36 ±49 · low precision	3.4% ±4.6 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	168 ±63	15.7% ±5.6 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	79 ±30	7.4% ±2.6 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	89 ±39	8.3% ±3.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	410 ±69	38.2% ±4.2 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	290 ±59	27.1% ±4.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,497
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	1,330 ±184	88.8% ±5.8 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	114 ±89 · low precision	7.6% ±5.9 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	18 ±16 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	35 ±23 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.8% of Chester residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 95.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chester	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.4% ±1.6 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±2.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Chester . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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