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Chester, WV, 26034 QuickFacts

	Chester, WV, 26034	United States
Total population	5,298	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	chester
Zip(s)	26034

Chester, WV, 26034 Population

	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
Male	2,549	48.11%	49.06%
Female	2,749	51.89%	50.94%
Median age (years)	40.4		35.3

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	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
18 years and over	4,115	77.67%	74.31%
21 years and over	3,937	74.31%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,089	20.55%	14.66%
65 years and over	932	17.59%	12.43%

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	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
White	5,236	98.83%	75.14%
Black or African American	7	0.13%	12.32%
Asian	23	0.43%	3.64%
Some other race	9	0.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	23	0.43%	2.43%

Chester, WV, 26034 Housing

	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
Total households	2,174		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,505	69.23%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	669	30.77%	31.94%

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	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
Total housing units	2,380		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	206	8.66%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,174	91.34%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,668	70.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	506	21.26%	30.77%

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	Chester, WV, 26034	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	451	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	635	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	98	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	17	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	9	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	62,000	119,600

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	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	316	14.54%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	508	23.37%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	262	12.05%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	379	17.43%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	304	13.98%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	410	18.86%	9.65%

Chester, WV, 26034 Education

	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,081		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	55	5.09%	6.47%
Kindergarten	104	9.62%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	526	48.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	284	26.27%	21.38%
College or graduate school	112	10.36%	22.81%

Chester, WV, 26034 Economy

	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
Population 16 years and over	4,351		217,168,077
In labor force	2,550	58.61%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,533	58.22%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,405	55.27%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	128	2.94%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	17	0.39%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,801	41.39%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,256	51.85%	51.66%
In labor force	1,155	26.55%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,155	26.55%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,085	24.94%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	266	6.11%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	212		12,787,501

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	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,315		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	259	11.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	243	10.5%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	436	18.83%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	415	17.93%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	382	16.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	389	16.8%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	104	4.49%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	28	1.21%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	0.3%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	52	2.25%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,137		41,994

	Chester, WV, 26034	%, Chester, WV, 26034	United States
With earnings	1,582	36.36%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,806		56,604
With Social Security income	811	18.64%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,316		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	90	2.07%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,789		6,320
With public assistance income	53	1.22%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,160		3,032
With retirement income	578	13.28%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,186		17,376

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