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Chester, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Chester is a Census CDP of 152 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $68,333, 87.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land186 plus or minus 58
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake 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
- Population152 plus or minus 47
- Median age62.3
- Population under 1815 plus or minus 15
- Share under 189.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Population 65 and over60 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over39.5 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Households100 plus or minus 34
- Family households50 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families50.0 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$68,333
- Per capita income$43,382
- Civilian labor force83 plus or minus 45
- Employed77 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Adults 25 and over131 plus or minus 41
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units127 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units100 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate21.3 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Owner occupied87 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate87.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$147,500 plus or minus $50,315
- Single family units119 plus or minus 43
- Share single family93.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- 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 commute74 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes23 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.1 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.8 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Drove alone96.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake County, not Chester
Lake County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Lake County339
- Covered employment, Lake County5,221
- Average annual pay, Lake County$56,802
- Housing units permitted, Lake County30
Every figure in this section is published for Lake 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, South Dakota?
152, in 100 households. Chester CDP covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 186 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?
Lake 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?
$68,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Lake 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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