One downside of living in Chester is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chester, the average commute to work is 33.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Chester is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The overall education level of Chester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.32% of adults in Chester have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Chester in 2022 was $47,529, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,116 for a family of four. However, Chester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chester is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.12% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chester include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and Romanian.
The most common language spoken in Chester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
