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Chester, California: commercial real estate data.
Chester is a Census CDP of 1,759 people across 7.29 square miles of land, in Plumas County. Median household income is $47,129, 66.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.29 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land241 plus or minus 61
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlumas 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
- Population1,759 plus or minus 441
- Median age61.6
- Population under 18242 plus or minus 158
- Share under 1813.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over745 plus or minus 230
- Share 65 and over42.4 percent
- Households877 plus or minus 192
- Family households433 plus or minus 135
- Share of households that are families49.4 percent plus or minus 11.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Income and work in Chester
- Median household income$47,129
- Per capita income$41,280 plus or minus $13,200
- Civilian labor force663 plus or minus 274
- Employed638 plus or minus 261
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over1,461 plus or minus 350
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units1,301
- Occupied units877 plus or minus 192
- Vacant units424 plus or minus 153
- Vacancy rate32.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied584 plus or minus 187
- Renter occupied293 plus or minus 145
- Ownership rate66.6 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$304,800 plus or minus $105,636
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,110
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent
- Single family units1,046
- Share single family80.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more165 plus or minus 94
- Share in buildings of two or more12.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1974
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 commute638 plus or minus 261
- Commuting under 15 minutes239 plus or minus 168
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.5 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more262 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Drove alone93.3 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
SBA loans in Chester (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,995,000
- Average approval$1,331,667
- Median approval$1,000,000
- Largest approval$2,520,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term174 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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
SBA loans in Chester (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$164,000
- Average approval$164,000
- Median approval$164,000
- Largest approval$164,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Plumas County, not Chester
Plumas County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Plumas County609
- Covered employment, Plumas County6,678
- Average annual pay, Plumas County$59,864
- Housing units permitted, Plumas County39
Every figure in this section is published for Plumas 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, California?
1,759, in 877 households. Chester CDP covers 7.29 square miles of land, which is 241 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?
Plumas 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?
$47,129. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $304,800. Median gross rent is $1,110 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $4.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,000,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $164,000 since FY2010. 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 0 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.
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 Plumas 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.