Chester township, Wabasha County, Minnesota Population

Overview

449

Total Population

51.9

Median age

47.22%

Female population %

111.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chester township is 51.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester township's population under 18 was 18.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester township, 15.59% were under the age of 15, 17.15% aged 15 to 29, 47.22% aged 30 to 64, 20.04% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 less females than males in Chester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.22% females and 52.78% males in Chester township, Wabasha County, Minnesota.
The Chester township, Wabasha County, Minnesota gender ratio is 111.8:100 i.e. 111.8 men to 100 women (1.118).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 41.

Chester township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester township population: 98.66% are White, 0.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.67% are multiracial.
Chester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 446 (99.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester township is White with a population of 443 (98.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 486 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Chester township's population decreased by 19 (4.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester township's population decreased by 42 (9.29%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 410.