Community & Data
Chester Demographics
A Portrait of Chester
Chester is a small rural town in the Berkshire foothills. Its 1,228 residents live in about 486 households, four in five of them owner-occupied, and the median household income is about $89,000. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov), American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 1,228
- Households: 486
- Persons per household: 2.5
- Foreign-born: 2.2% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 16.5%
- Under 18: 24.1%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 95.6%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Black or African American: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2.2%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 3.3%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $89,390
- Poverty rate: 1.8%
- Median home value: $281,900
- Median gross rent: $1,104
- Homeownership: 82.5% of units
- In the labor force: 68.8%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Chester’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which makes them the group every candidate has to win.
- Total registered: 963
- Unenrolled (no party): 685 (71.13%)
- Democrats: 113 (11.73%)
- Republicans: 151 (15.68%)
- Political designations: 14 (1.45%)
See how Chester fits into the broader Commonwealth.
MassCivics last checked this page on September 26, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, Census profile of Chester town, Hampden County (American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 and the 2020 Census), as of April 1, 2020 and December 2024.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, Gateway Regional.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth (spreadsheet), Registered voters and party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary, as of August 22, 2026.