Chester, SC

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4514095, place: Chester city, South Carolina)

Total Population: 6,476
Male: 3,033 (46.83%)
Female: 3,443 (53.17%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 495 (7.64%)
5 to 9 years: 541 (8.35%)
10 to 14 years: 550 (8.49%)
15 to 19 years: 507 (7.83%)
20 to 24 years: 402 (6.21%)
25 to 34 years: 861 (13.3%)
35 to 44 years: 883 (13.63%)
45 to 54 years: 869 (13.42%)
55 to 59 years: 325 (5.02%)
60 to 64 years: 262 (4.05%)
65 to 74 years: 402 (6.21%)
75 to 84 years: 301 (4.65%)
85 years and over: 78 (1.2%)

Median age: 33.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,581 (70.74%)
21 years and over: 4,301 (66.41%)
62 years and over: 934 (14.42%)
65 years and over: 781 (12.06%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,581 (70.74%)
--Male: 2,038 (31.47%)
--Female: 2,543 (39.27%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 781 (12.06%)
--Male: 270 (4.17%)
--Female: 511 (7.89%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,433 (99.34%)
--White: 2,338 (36.1%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (0.83%)
--Black or African American: 4,032 (62.26%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 10 (0.15%)
--Asian: 18 (0.28%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.09%)
----Chinese: 5 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.05%)
----Korean: 1 (0.02%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.05%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.03%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 16 (0.25%)
Two or more Races: 43 (0.66%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (0.83%)
--Mexican: 22 (0.34%)
--Puerto Rican: 7 (0.11%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 24 (0.37%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,422 (99.17%)
--White Alone: 2,338 (36.1%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,399 (98.81%)
--Householder: 2,465 (38.06%)
--Spouse: 873 (13.48%)
--Child: 2,153 (33.25%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,512 (23.35%)
--Other relatives: 646 (9.98%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 334 (5.16%)
--Nonrelatives: 262 (4.05%)
----Unmarried partner: 126 (1.95%)
Living in group quarters: 77 (1.19%)
--Institutionalized Population: 77 (1.19%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 2,465
Family households (families): 1,640 (66.53%)
----With own children under 18 years: 785 (31.85%)
--Married-couple families: 873 (35.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 348 (14.12%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 651 (26.41%)
----With own children under 18 years: 394 (15.98%)
Nonfamily households: 825 (33.47%)
--Householder living alone: 728 (29.53%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 280 (11.36%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 946 (38.38%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 627 (25.44%)
Average household size: 2.6 people
Average family size: 3.24 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,774
Occupied housing units: 2,465 (88.86%)
Vacant housing units: 309 (11.14%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 16 (0.58%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.4%
Occupied housing units: 2,465 (88.86%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,489 (53.68%)
Renter occupied housing units: 976 (35.18%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.63 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.54 people

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