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Chester, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Chester is a Census town of 76 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $29,250, 51.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $183,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Chester through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 76 with a margin of error of plus or minus 39, which is 51.3 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land149 plus or minus 77
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
How many people live in Chester
- Population76 plus or minus 39
- Median age55.3 plus or minus 22.9
- Population under 188 plus or minus 17
- Share under 1810.5 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Population 65 and over22 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over28.9 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Households33 plus or minus 19
- Family households23 plus or minus 17
- Share of households that are families69.7 percent plus or minus 32.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Income and work in Chester
- Median household income$29,250 plus or minus $13,548
- Per capita income$22,476 plus or minus $8,558
- Civilian labor force26 plus or minus 15
- Employed21 plus or minus 12
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate19.2 percent plus or minus 28.7
- Adults 25 and over61 plus or minus 37
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.4 percent plus or minus 63.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.5 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 22.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units39 plus or minus 21
- Occupied units33 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Owner occupied17 plus or minus 13
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate51.5 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Median gross rent, monthly$669
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.4 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units34 plus or minus 25
- Share single family87.2 percent plus or minus 42.5
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more5.1 percent plus or minus 34.1
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
How Chester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19 plus or minus 12
- Commuting under 15 minutes2 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.5 percent plus or minus 69.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more89.5 percent plus or minus 73.1
- Drove alone90.5 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 18.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
SBA loans in Chester (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$183,000
- Average approval$36,600
- Median approval$45,000
- Largest approval$48,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval1.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chester
Flood risk in Chester
- NFIP communityTown of Chester
- NFIP community number050050
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/09
The Town of Chester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050050 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Crawford County, not Chester
Crawford County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Crawford County1,130
- Covered employment, Crawford County19,290
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$48,778
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County46
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chester.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chester, Arkansas?
76, in 33 households. Chester town covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 149 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chester in?
Crawford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chester?
$29,250. Median gross rent is $669 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chester businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $183,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $45,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chester borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chester. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chester, town of, community 050050, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crawford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chester.
Is zoning published for Chester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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