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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chester is $29,073, which is about the same as the state average of $29,535 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Chester median household income is $36,731. On average Chester residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #33

Chester, VT	29,073 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VT	24,821 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VT	22,413 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VT	25,074 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #89

Chester, VT	36,731 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chester, VT	52,424 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Chester, VT	9.20%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Chester, VT median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Vermont and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chester, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.07%	$33,272, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	50.74%	$17,248, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.30%	$2,694, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.96%	$18,121, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chester, VT	61,075 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chester, VT	56,058 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$36,731, see rank	$54,661	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
25 to 44	$59,375, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,897, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$24,063, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	849, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	383, 45.11%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	244, 63.71%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	244, 63.71%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	229, 93.85%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 6.15%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	139, 36.29%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	466, 54.89%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	212, 45.49%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	212, 45.49%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	212, 100.00%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	254, 54.51%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	441, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	292, 66.21%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	39, 8.84%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	75, 17.01%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	35, 7.94%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chester, VT	18.5 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	441	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	229, 51.93%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39, 17.03%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11, 4.80%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45, 19.65%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 9.61%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73, 31.88%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	212, 48.07%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83, 39.15%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	51, 24.06%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46, 21.70%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 15.09%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chester, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	441, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	22, 4.99%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	65, 14.74%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 4.08%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 4.99%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	62, 14.06%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	35, 7.94%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	57, 12.93%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	77, 17.46%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	59, 13.38%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 5.44%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chester, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	157	15.84%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	22	9.52%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.