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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chester School District is $41,592, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Chester School District median household income is $74,063. On average Chester School District residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #64

Chester School District	41,592 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester School District	48,084 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester School District	52,028 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester School District	34,688 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #107

Chester School District	74,063 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chester School District	92,400 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Chester School District		-14.76%
Connecticut		29.60%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Chester School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chester School District		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	39.07%	$18,092, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.64%	$19,221, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.86%	$250, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.55%	$24,927, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chester School District	101,452 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chester School District	113,019 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$73,606, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Hispanic	$26,528, see rank	$39,375	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$85,242, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$105,120, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$50,469, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,529, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	1,687, 47.80%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,191, 70.60%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,191, 70.60%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,087, 91.27%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	104, 8.73%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	496, 29.40%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	1,842, 52.20%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,069, 58.03%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,069, 58.03%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,005, 94.01%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 5.99%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	773, 41.97%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,053, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,673, 81.49%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	151, 7.36%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 0.78%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	74, 3.60%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.39%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	131, 6.38%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chester School District	26.1 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,092	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	1,087, 51.96%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	405, 37.26%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	166, 15.27%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	158, 14.54%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	110, 10.12%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	219, 20.15%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,005, 48.04%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	440, 43.78%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	81, 8.06%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	312, 31.04%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	172, 17.11%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chester School District	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,092, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	143, 6.84%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	396, 18.93%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	77, 3.68%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	354, 16.92%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	48, 2.29%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	56, 2.68%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	150, 7.17%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	245, 11.71%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	377, 18.02%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	69, 3.30%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	109, 5.21%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	68, 3.25%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chester School District	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	202	4.91%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.