page_title: Chester, New Hampshire
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Chester, New Hampshire / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: The Common, Chester, NH.
context_page_description: Chester is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,768 at the 2010 census. It was home to the now defunct Chester College.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 3,792 people, 1,214 households, and 1,011 families residing in the town.  The population density was 146.4 people per square mile (56.5/km²).  There were 1,247 housing units at an average density of 48.1 per square mile (18.6/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.97% White, 0.26% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
  There were 1,214 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.38.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $68,571, and the median income for a family was $75,092. Males had a median income of $44,056 versus $35,382 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,842.  About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
  According to the most recent figures Chester has the third highest median property values in the state, and Chester residents have the highest median income.
caption: The Common c. 1910
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