Chester, South Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Chester, South Carolina QuickFacts

	Chester, South Carolina	United States
Total population	6,476	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	chester

Chester, South Carolina Population

	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
Male	3,033	46.83%	49.06%
Female	3,443	53.17%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.6		35.3

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	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	4,581	70.74%	74.31%
21 years and over	4,301	66.41%	69.97%
62 years and over	934	14.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	781	12.06%	12.43%

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	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
White	2,355	36.37%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,032	62.26%	12.32%
Asian	18	0.28%	3.64%
Some other race	28	0.43%	5.46%
Two or more races	43	0.66%	2.43%

Chester, South Carolina Housing

	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
Total households	2,465		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,640	66.53%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	825	33.47%	31.94%

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	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	2,780		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	309	11.12%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,465	88.67%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,489	53.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	976	35.11%	30.77%

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	Chester, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	413	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	659	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	118	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	30	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	62,400	119,600

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	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	328	13.31%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	559	22.68%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	348	14.12%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	399	16.19%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	356	14.44%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	468	18.99%	9.65%

Chester, South Carolina Education

	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,637		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	83	5.07%	6.47%
Kindergarten	168	10.26%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	856	52.29%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	394	24.07%	21.38%
College or graduate school	136	8.31%	22.81%

Chester, South Carolina Economy

	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	4,759		217,168,077
In labor force	2,850	59.89%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,850	59.89%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,555	53.69%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	295	6.2%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	1,909	40.11%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,698	56.69%	51.66%
In labor force	1,546	32.49%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,546	32.49%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,411	29.65%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	483	10.15%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	378		12,787,501

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	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,443		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	407	16.66%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	237	9.7%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	450	18.42%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	432	17.68%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	370	15.15%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	346	14.16%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	89	3.64%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	97	3.97%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	0		2.2%
$200,000 or more	15	0.61%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,518		41,994

	Chester, South Carolina	%, Chester, South Carolina	United States
With earnings	1,839	38.64%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,526		56,604
With Social Security income	717	15.07%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,632		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	138	2.9%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,421		6,320
With public assistance income	64	1.34%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	645		3,032
With retirement income	405	8.51%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,733		17,376

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