Editing Chester, Vermont (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1790= 981
|1800= 1878
|1810= 2370
|1820= 2493
|1830= 2320
|1840= 2305
|1850= 2001
|1860= 2126
|1870= 2052
|1880= 1901
|1890= 1787
|1900= 1775
|1910= 1784
|1920= 1633
|1930= 1666
|1940= 1740
|1950= 1981
|1960= 2318
|1970= 2371
|1980= 2791
|1990= 2832
|2000= 3044
|2010= 3154
|2020= 3005
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, 3,154 people resided in Chester, with 1,793 housing units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chestertelegraph.org/2012/01/13/chester-in-2010-a-snapshot/|title=Chester in 2010: A Snapshot - The Chester Telegraph|website=The Chester Telegraph}}</ref> In 2010, Chester had 510 residents 14 years old and younger; 205 15 to 19; 277 20 to 29; 298 ages 30 to 39; and 418 ages 40 to 49. Our 0-49 age group makes up 53.2% of the Chester population. Of the entire population, 17.6% is 50 to 59 years old, 13.1% is 60 to 69; 7.6% is between 70 and 79 and 5.2% is 80 and older.

As in 2000, the majority of town residents in 2010 are female (1,638 to 1,516 male today compared to 1,574 to 1,470 10 years ago). In 2010, 1,262 of the women and 1,117 of the men are older than 19.

Chester is 97.5% white (down slightly from 98.8%) while Vermont as a whole is 95.3% white. Chester's non-Caucasian population, however, has more than doubled, from 38 residents in 2000 to 78 in 2010.

The Native America/Alaskan population has risen from 3 in 2000 to 16 in 2010, while Chester's Asian population has risen from 7 to 15 and its Hispanic populace grew from 21 in 2000 to 35 in 2010. In the meantime, the number of African-American residents dropped from 10 in 2000 to 7 in 2010. And the number of residents claiming more than one race more than doubled, from 17 in 2000 to 37 in 2010.

As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the town was $39,417, and the median income for a family was $47,083. Males had a median income of $32,744 versus $26,114 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,661. About 3.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.