Being a small city, Chester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Chester have a very low rate of college education: just 7.76% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Chester in 2022 was $24,523, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,092 for a family of four. However, Chester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chester is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chester include German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Chester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
