What is the population of Chester CDP?

Chester CDP has 1,356 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 179 in Vermont.

What is the median household income in Chester CDP?

Median household income in Chester CDP is $67,782 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chester CDP?

Median gross rent is $938 a month and the median home value is $245,300, so rent absorbs about 16.6% of median household income.

Is Chester CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chester CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chester, VT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chester, Vermont (Chester, VT — Census place “Chester CDP”) is 1,356 residents, ranking #39 of 179 places in Vermont. Median household income is $67,782, the median home is worth $245,300 and median gross rent runs $938 a month. Looking for the Chester Vermont ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chester, VT: 05143.

Population: 1,356Chester CDP residents
Median household income: $67,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $245,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $938Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.3%Owner-occupied households

Chester ZIP codes (Vermont)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chester.

The Chester VT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

05143

What the numbers mean in Chester CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chester CDP median would spend about 16.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0% of residents and 55.3% of households own their home.

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

Chester CDP, VT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chester CDP is a small town in Vermont, with 1,356 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #39 of 179 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 39.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Chester CDP earn a median of $67,782 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above the $65,898 median for the 48 Vermont cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 0% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chester CDP is valued at $245,300, 19.1% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $245,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $938 a month, 33.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,256 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Chester CDP?: Chester CDP has 1,356 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 179 in Vermont.
What is the median household income in Chester CDP?: Median household income in Chester CDP is $67,782 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chester CDP?: Median gross rent is $938 a month and the median home value is $245,300, so rent absorbs about 16.6% of median household income.
Is Chester CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chester CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chester CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.