Chester, IA Population

Overview

142

Total Population

30.9

Median age

45.77%

Female population %

118.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

84.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

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 30.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester's population under 18 was 28.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester, 25.35% were under the age of 15, 18.31% aged 15 to 29, 35.92% aged 30 to 64, 19.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Chester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.77% females and 54.23% males in Chester, IA.
The Chester, IA gender ratio is 118.5:100 i.e. 118.5 men to 100 women (1.185).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 9.

Chester's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester population: 99.30% are White and 0.70% are multiracial.
Chester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14 (98.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester is White with a population of 141 (99.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 149 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chester's population decreased by 22 (14.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester's population increased by 10 (7.87%), 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 2019 at 120.