Statewide Claims to Fame

Chester is 6th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Chester is 7th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Income below poverty line

Chester is 18th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents younger than 18

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Current population (2012) 5,517 56th 4,723,723 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3.3 91st 30,060.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,716.3 27th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 7.7% 29th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 27.0% 18th 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.6% 53rd 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 69.9% 86th 83.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.6% 79th 24.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Race - White 31.9% 87th 68.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 65.5% 6th 28.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 41st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 93rd 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 42nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 54th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 90th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 31.5% 87th 64.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Female residents 52.1% 53rd 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 89th 4.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Housing units 2,596 85th 2,157,033 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 21.8% 52nd 17.6% 25.9%
Households 2,168 84th 1,758,732 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 61.9% 42nd 69.8% 66.1%
Home median value $71,300 91st $137,000 $186,200
People per household 2.5 29th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Income per capita $15,272 86th $23,854 $27,915
Income per household $20,357 94th $44,587 $52,762
Income below poverty line 35.5% 7th 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Chester Rank South Carolina US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 392 75th 360,397 27,092,908
Retail sales $77,860 66th $54,298,410 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,929 48th $12,273 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,315 72nd $8,383,463 $613,795,732

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