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City Data forChester,NJ

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Housing Data (May 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$307
Median Listing Price
$1,319,450
Median Days on Market
26
Active Listings
11
New Listings
8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
26
Avg Listing Price
$1,413,941
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
-11%

City Data

City
Chester
State ID
NJ
Population
7,783

Age Breakdown

Median Age
48.5
Under 10 years old
9.1%
Age 10-19
16.8%
Age 20s
6.4%
Age 30s
7.9%
Age 40s
12.5%
Age 50s
23.0%
Age 60s
13.1%
Age 70s
8.2%
Age Over 80
3.2%

Gender Breakdown

Male
51.4%
Female
48.6%

Marital Status

Married
59.8%
Divorced
7.2%
Never Married
27.9%
Widowed
5.1%

Household

Family Size
3.12
Family Dual Income
51.7
Median Household Income
$167,500
Median Individual Income
$85,109
Home Ownership
95.5%
Home Value
$644,248
Median Rent
$1,786
Rent Burden
19.3%
Poverty
1.8%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
0.8%
Highschool Education
10.2%
Some College
14.5%
Bachelors Degree
39.4%
Graduate Degree
35.1%
Total College or Above
74.5%
Stem Degree
44.6%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
66.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Disabled
6.6%

Ethnicity

White
90.7%
Black
1.8%
Asian
4.3%
Native American
0.0%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
1.0%
Multiple
2.3%

Other

Hispanic
4.7%
Limited English
0.6%
Health Uninsured
1.2%
Veteran
3.6%
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