Chester, GA Population

Overview

720

Total Population

35.7

Median age

31.94%

Female population %

213:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

28.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chester's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chester is 35.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester's population under 18 was 17.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester, 14.31% were under the age of 15, 23.75% aged 15 to 29, 54.03% aged 30 to 64, 7.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 260 less females than males in Chester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 31.94% females and 68.06% males in Chester, GA.
The Chester, GA gender ratio is 213:100 i.e. 213 men to 100 women (2.130).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 31.

Chester's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester population: 31.94% are White, 61.81% are Black or African American, 5.69% are some other race and 0.56% are multiracial.
Chester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 688 (95.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester is Black or African American with a population of 445 (61.81% of the total population).

Chester's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,597 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Chester's population increased by 285 (21.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester's population decreased by 202 (12.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chester's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,298.