Warren County > Chester (town)
Population trend for Chester
04,0001990: 3,4653,46519902000: 3,6143,61420002010: 3,3553,35520102020: 3,0863,08620202023: 3,0863,0862023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Chester is a town in Warren County, in the Capital region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Chester: Chester (Town, Warren County); Chester (Town, Orange County); Chester (Village, Orange County).

2023 Median income for Warren County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Warren County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 365%.

276 167 59 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Chester
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Chester
Married-couple families: 722 (72.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 89 (8.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 192 (19.1%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 296 (85.5%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 50 (14.5%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Chester

Pct 5 and under 24% Pct 6 to 17 2% Pct 18 to 64 10% Pct 65 and over 7%

The overall poverty rate in Chester is 9 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Chester lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,877 (93.2%) Same county (different house): 39 (1.3%) Different NY county: 152 (4.9%) 3,086 current residents Same house: 2,877 (93.2%) Same house Different NY county: 152 (4.9%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 39 (1.3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 18 (0.6%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Chester residents
33.2 43.2 51 54.4 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau