Chester, NJ

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3412580, place: Chester borough, New Jersey)

Total Population: 1,635
Male: 819 (50.09%)
Female: 816 (49.91%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 120 (7.34%)
5 to 9 years: 119 (7.28%)
10 to 14 years: 100 (6.12%)
15 to 19 years: 88 (5.38%)
20 to 24 years: 72 (4.4%)
25 to 34 years: 206 (12.6%)
35 to 44 years: 285 (17.43%)
45 to 54 years: 240 (14.68%)
55 to 59 years: 101 (6.18%)
60 to 64 years: 81 (4.95%)
65 to 74 years: 111 (6.79%)
75 to 84 years: 78 (4.77%)
85 years and over: 34 (2.08%)

Median age: 39.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,229 (75.17%)
21 years and over: 1,192 (72.91%)
62 years and over: 272 (16.64%)
65 years and over: 223 (13.64%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,229 (75.17%)
--Male: 601 (36.76%)
--Female: 628 (38.41%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 223 (13.64%)
--Male: 86 (5.26%)
--Female: 137 (8.38%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,622 (99.2%)
--White: 1,477 (90.34%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 112 (6.85%)
--Black or African American: 13 (0.8%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0%)
--Asian: 28 (1.71%)
----Asian Indian: 12 (0.73%)
----Chinese: 7 (0.43%)
----Filipino: 7 (0.43%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 2 (0.12%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 33 (2.02%)
Two or more Races: 13 (0.8%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 112 (6.85%)
--Mexican: 59 (3.61%)
--Puerto Rican: 1 (0.06%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.24%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 48 (2.94%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,523 (93.15%)
--White Alone: 1,477 (90.34%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,621 (99.14%)
--Householder: 609 (37.25%)
--Spouse: 369 (22.57%)
--Child: 495 (30.28%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 387 (23.67%)
--Other relatives: 56 (3.43%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 11 (0.67%)
--Nonrelatives: 92 (5.63%)
----Unmarried partner: 23 (1.41%)
Living in group quarters: 14 (0.86%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 14 (0.86%)
Total households: 609
Family households (families): 427 (70.11%)
----With own children under 18 years: 207 (33.99%)
--Married-couple families: 369 (60.59%)
----With own children under 18 years: 185 (30.38%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 37 (6.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 16 (2.63%)
Nonfamily households: 182 (29.89%)
--Householder living alone: 145 (23.81%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 85 (13.96%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 218 (35.8%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 172 (28.24%)
Average household size: 2.66 people
Average family size: 3.15 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 627
Occupied housing units: 609 (97.13%)
Vacant housing units: 18 (2.87%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1 (0.16%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.6%
Occupied housing units: 609 (97.13%)
Owner occupied housing units: 474 (75.6%)
Renter occupied housing units: 135 (21.53%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.83 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.07 people

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