Chester Town, Orange County, New York Population

Overview

12,532

Total Population

38.4

Median age

52.35%

Female population %

91:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

41.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Chester town's population is of same age compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chester town is 38.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester town's population under 18 was 20.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester town, 15.54% were under the age of 15, 21.25% aged 15 to 29, 49.27% aged 30 to 64, 11.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 588 more females than males in Chester town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.35% females and 47.65% males in Chester Town, Orange County, New York.
The Chester Town, Orange County, New York gender ratio is 91:100 i.e. 91 men to 100 women (0.910).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 687.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 605.

Chester town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester town population: 75.04% are White, 5.89% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.29% are Asian, 8.23% are some other race and 8.51% are multiracial.
Chester town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2,29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,242 (81.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester town is White with a population of 9,404 (75.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,688 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Chester town's population decreased by 313 (2.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester town's population increased by 593 (4.93%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2015 at 11,822.