Chester, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chester	New York	National
Income per capita	$56,245	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$109,989	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$138,965	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,479	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,680	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.0%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chester is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chester is 35% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chester is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chester is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,318 $109,989 $219,978

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Chester median earnings by income bracket

Chester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.2%	13.2%
Education, health & social services	15.5%	15.5%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tuxedo Park, NY	557	$235,268	189.3%
Woodbury CDP, NY	8,847	$233,271	186.8%
New City, NY	34,823	$213,620	162.6%
Vernon Valley, NJ	1,214	$205,250	152.4%
Thiells, NY	4,355	$201,813	148.1%
Chester, NY	4,144	$109,989	35.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Joaquin, CA	4,144	$56,242	30.8%
Wright City, MO	4,144	$103,017	26.7%
National Harbor, MD	4,143	$160,637	97.5%
Elk Ridge, UT	4,143	$157,066	93.1%
Shelburne, NS	4,143	n/a
Chester, NY	4,144	$109,989	35.2%

Source: The Chester, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.