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About Chester
Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The
population was 3,743 at the 2000 census.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,743 people, 1,510 households, and 1,005
families residing in the town. The population density was 90.2/km (233.5/mi).
There were 1,613 housing units at an average density of 38.9/km (100.6/mi). The
racial makeup of the town was 96.79% White, 0.85% African American, 0.35% Native
American, 0.83% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.88%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the
population.
There were 1,510 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the
average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 4.4%
from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there
were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $65,156, and the median income
for a family was $79,941. Males had a median income of $45,515 versus $40,444
for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,191. None of the
families and 1.3% of the population were living below the poverty line,
including no under eighteens and 2.6% of those over 64.