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Chester is a Census village of 240 people across 0.59 square miles of land, in Thayer County. Median household income is $71,875, 77.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land410 plus or minus 111
- County holding the largest share of its areaThayer 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
- Population240 plus or minus 65
- Median age39.0 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 1867 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1827.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over31 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households99 plus or minus 21
- Family households68 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Income and work in Chester
- Median household income$71,875 plus or minus $36,455
- Per capita income$28,292
- Civilian labor force119 plus or minus 35
- Employed117 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over168 plus or minus 37
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units125 plus or minus 27
- Occupied units99 plus or minus 21
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate20.8 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Owner occupied77 plus or minus 20
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate77.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$76,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$843
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units125 plus or minus 29
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- 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 commute110 plus or minus 33
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.7 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.4 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone78.6 percent
- Carpooled13.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Flood risk in Chester
- NFIP communityVillage of Chester
- NFIP community number310261
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/14/25(M)
The Village of Chester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310261 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.
Thayer County, not Chester
Thayer County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Thayer County213
- Covered employment, Thayer County2,190
- Average annual pay, Thayer County$51,087
- Housing units permitted, Thayer County1
Every figure in this section is published for Thayer 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, Nebraska?
240, in 99 households. Chester village covers 0.59 square miles of land, which is 410 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?
Thayer 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?
$71,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $76,800. Median gross rent is $843 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, village of, community 310261, 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 Thayer 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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