West Virginia · Census place 15076
Chester city, WV
Quick answer
Chester city has 2,302 residents, ranking #71 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $63,750, the median home is worth $110,600 and median gross rent runs $686 a month.
- Population
- 2,302Chester city residents
- Median household income
- $63,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $686Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.4%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 12.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 81.4% 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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