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Illinois · Census place 13139

Chester city, IL

Quick answer

Chester city has 6,830 residents, ranking #289 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $74,673, the median home is worth $107,800 and median gross rent runs $642 a month.

Population
6,830Chester city residents
Median household income
$74,673Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$107,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$642Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Chester city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chester city median would spend about 10.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.5% of residents and 71% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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