Chester, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	333
Male Share of the Population	48%
Female Share of the Population	52%
Senior Citizens	14.4%
Employed Population 16+	114
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	57.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	28.2%
Median Earnings25+	$41,681
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$46,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,563
% Above Poverty Level	84%
% Below Poverty Level	16%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	13%
Median Gross Rent	$520
Median House Value	$69,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.1%
German	14.4%
Irish	10.8%
English	8.4%
French Except Basque	3%
Italian	2.4%
Dutch	1.5%
Scottish	1.2%
Polish	1.2%
Welsh	1.2%
Czech	0.9%
Swedish	0.6%
Russian	0.3%
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Chester Almanac

Category	Value
County	Tyler County
Standard Zip Codes	75936
Phone Area Codes	936
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.92
Approximate Longitude	-94.6

Chester Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP
Distance	23.1 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 59 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	72 to 94 F
Oct Temp	55 to 80 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	TOWN BLUFF DAM
Distance	26 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 59 F
Apr Temp	55 to 77 F
Jul Temp	72 to 92 F
Oct Temp	56 to 79 F
Annual Precip	54.7 inches

Station	COLDSPRING 5 SSW
Distance	42.7 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 94 F
Oct Temp	55 to 81 F
Annual Precip	51.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Colmesneil	631	$71,667
Corrigan	1,794	$38,250
Diboll	5,308	$50,013
Seven Oaks	74	$41,667
Woodville	2,585	$63,073
Zavalla	734	$35,938

Chester Public Schools

Chester El
273 Yellowjacket Dr
ZIP: 75936
(936) 969-2211
Primary
Total Enrollment 88

Chester H S
273 Yellowjacket Dr
ZIP: 75936
(936) 969-2353
Other
Total Enrollment 87

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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