Chester Town, Warren County, New York Population

Overview

3,140

Total Population

52.3

Median age

49.20%

Female population %

103.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chester town is 52.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester town's population under 18 was 18.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester town, 15.57% were under the age of 15, 12.26% aged 15 to 29, 48.34% aged 30 to 64, 22.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 less females than males in Chester town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.20% females and 50.80% males in Chester Town, Warren County, New York.
The Chester Town, Warren County, New York gender ratio is 103.2:100 i.e. 103.2 men to 100 women (1.032).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 180.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 224.

Chester town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester town population: 95.25% are White, 1.69% are Black or African American, 1.46% are Asian and 1.59% are multiracial.
Chester town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,111 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester town is White with a population of 2,991 (95.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,698 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Chester town's population decreased by 256 (7.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester town's population decreased by 266 (7.94%), 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 2022 at 3,074.