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Chester, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Chester is a Census city of 150 people across 1.38 square miles of land, in Howard County. Median household income is $63,438, 78.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.38 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land108 plus or minus 41
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoward 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
- Population150 plus or minus 57
- Median age34.4 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 1833 plus or minus 22
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Population 65 and over29 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Households65 plus or minus 22
- Family households39 plus or minus 18
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent plus or minus 18.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Income and work in Chester
- Median household income$63,438 plus or minus $39,728
- Per capita income$35,214 plus or minus $9,174
- Civilian labor force87 plus or minus 39
- Employed85 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over99 plus or minus 35
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 18.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units78 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units65 plus or minus 22
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate16.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Owner occupied51 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate78.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,800 plus or minus $88,364
- Median gross rent, monthly$579
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units64 plus or minus 26
- Share single family82.1 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more14.1 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute83 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.2 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Drove alone65.9 percent plus or minus 38.4
- Carpooled25.9 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Flood risk in Chester
- NFIP communityCity of Chester
- NFIP community number190415
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The City of Chester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190415 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.
Howard County, not Chester
Howard County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Howard County270
- Covered employment, Howard County4,402
- Average annual pay, Howard County$48,223
- Housing units permitted, Howard County8
Every figure in this section is published for Howard 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.
Coverage
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, Iowa?
150, in 65 households. Chester city covers 1.38 square miles of land, which is 108 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?
Howard 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?
$63,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,800. Median gross rent is $579 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chester, city of, community 190415, 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 Howard 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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