Chester, IL

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1713139, place: Chester city, Illinois)

Total Population: 5,185
Male: 2,661 (51.32%)
Female: 2,524 (48.68%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 283 (5.46%)
5 to 9 years: 300 (5.79%)
10 to 14 years: 335 (6.46%)
15 to 19 years: 367 (7.08%)
20 to 24 years: 293 (5.65%)
25 to 34 years: 662 (12.77%)
35 to 44 years: 787 (15.18%)
45 to 54 years: 675 (13.02%)
55 to 59 years: 258 (4.98%)
60 to 64 years: 205 (3.95%)
65 to 74 years: 414 (7.98%)
75 to 84 years: 409 (7.89%)
85 years and over: 197 (3.8%)

Median age: 39.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,026 (77.65%)
21 years and over: 3,841 (74.08%)
62 years and over: 1,136 (21.91%)
65 years and over: 1,020 (19.67%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,026 (77.65%)
--Male: 2,034 (39.23%)
--Female: 1,992 (38.42%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,020 (19.67%)
--Male: 368 (7.1%)
--Female: 652 (12.57%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,137 (99.07%)
--White: 4,896 (94.43%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 39 (0.75%)
--Black or African American: 186 (3.59%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 8 (0.15%)
--Asian: 11 (0.21%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 4 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.04%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 4 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 11 (0.21%)
Two or more Races: 48 (0.93%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 39 (0.75%)
--Mexican: 24 (0.46%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.04%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 13 (0.25%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,146 (99.25%)
--White Alone: 4,896 (94.43%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,687 (90.4%)
--Householder: 2,018 (38.92%)
--Spouse: 987 (19.04%)
--Child: 1,338 (25.81%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,061 (20.46%)
--Other relatives: 145 (2.8%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 61 (1.18%)
--Nonrelatives: 199 (3.84%)
----Unmarried partner: 110 (2.12%)
Living in group quarters: 498 (9.6%)
--Institutionalized Population: 487 (9.39%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 11 (0.21%)
Total households: 2,018
Family households (families): 1,284 (63.63%)
----With own children under 18 years: 579 (28.69%)
--Married-couple families: 987 (48.91%)
----With own children under 18 years: 396 (19.62%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 208 (10.31%)
----With own children under 18 years: 136 (6.74%)
Nonfamily households: 734 (36.37%)
--Householder living alone: 648 (32.11%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 344 (17.05%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 625 (30.97%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 640 (31.71%)
Average household size: 2.32 people
Average family size: 2.92 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,229
Occupied housing units: 2,018 (90.53%)
Vacant housing units: 211 (9.47%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 4 (0.18%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 14%
Occupied housing units: 2,018 (90.53%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,508 (67.65%)
Renter occupied housing units: 510 (22.88%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.44 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.98 people

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