Demographics of Chester city, South Carolina

Chester city, South Carolina had 5,324 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +53 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chester city, in four figures

5,324
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,218 ±42.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +53 people.; 38.8 ±7.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,138 ±$6,703
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chester city, South Carolina's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chester city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chester city, South Carolina's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chester city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,271	100.0	100.0
2021	5,239	99.4	100.2
2022	5,195	98.6	100.7
2023	5,225	99.1	101.6
2024	5,263	99.8	102.5
2025	5,324	101.0	103.1

Population of Chester city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,271	—
2021	5,239	−32
2022	5,195	−44
2023	5,225	+30
2024	5,263	+38
2025	5,324	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±7.7: for men 30.3 ±11.4 and for women 42.8 ±8.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	414 ±151	7.9% ±2.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	875 ±258	16.8% ±4.9	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	446 ±199	8.5% ±3.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,290 ±277	24.7% ±5.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,388 ±256	26.6% ±4.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	805 ±182	15.4% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,138 ±$6,703, and income per person $22,647 ±$3,221, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chester city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	520 ±172	24.6% ±7.6	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	631 ±193	29.8% ±8.4	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	451 ±178	21.3% ±8.0	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	228 ±112	10.8% ±5.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	107 to 319	10.1% ±4.9	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4 to 80	0.2% to 3.8%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 64	0% to 3.0%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,001 ±365	19.4% ±7.1	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	345 ±166	26.8% ±10.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	446 ±172	16.4% ±5.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	210 ±101	18.1% ±7.8	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chester city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chester city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,462 ±295	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±14.5	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±6.5	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±10.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±8.7	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,000 ±$34,447	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$902 ±$102	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chester city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 265	0% to 5.1%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,649 ±469	31.6% ±9.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,253 ±468	62.3% ±9.0	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 124	0% to 2.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	29 to 251	0.6% to 4.8%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chester city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,274 ±235	81.9% ±4.5	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	882 ±217	16.9% ±4.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2 to 110	< 0.1% to 2.1%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 110	< 0.1% to 2.1%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chester city among the places of South Carolina

101st of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Chester city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Blythewood town	5,731 ±71
Walterboro city	5,480 ±17
Piedmont CDP	5,462 ±1,114
Hollywood town	5,382 ±17
Central town	5,320 ±20
Chester city	5,218 ±42
Belvedere CDP	5,180 ±992

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026