Chester, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Chester	Texas	National
Income per capita	$42,767	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$81,396	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,706	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$130,308	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,638	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,246	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.1%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chester is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chester is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chester is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Chester is 33% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,258 $81,396 $162,792

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

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	20.5%	20.5%
Manufacturing sector	3.8%	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.7%	16.7%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	24.4%	24.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodville, TX	2,907	$74,580	8.3%
Colmesneil, TX	756	$71,624	11.9%
Corrigan, TX	1,869	$59,444	26.9%
Pleasant Hill, TX	789	$57,136	29.8%
Chester, TX	345	$81,396	0.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mineral Bluff, GA	345	$0	100.0%
Delta, IA	345	$54,812	32.6%
Mapleton, IL	345	$81,661	0.4%
East Germantown, IN	345	$66,226	18.6%
Smithland, KY	345	$84,942	4.4%
Chester, TX	345	$81,396	0.1%

Source: The Chester, TX 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.