Chester, TX Population

Overview

252

Total Population

47.3

Median age

44.44%

Female population %

125:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chester is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester's population under 18 was 15.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester, 15.48% were under the age of 15, 14.29% aged 15 to 29, 50.00% aged 30 to 64, 20.24% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Chester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.44% females and 55.56% males in Chester, TX.
The Chester, TX gender ratio is 125:100 i.e. 125 men to 100 women (1.250).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 21.

Chester's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester population: 92.46% are White, 5.56% are some other race and 1.98% are multiracial.
Chester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 224 (88.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester is White with a population of 233 (92.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 315 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Chester's population increased by 47 (17.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester's population decreased by 46 (14.60%), 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 2006 at 258.