Chester South Carolina Real Estate
Chester, South Carolina, is located in Chester County, 35 miles S of Gastonia, North Carolina and 40 miles SW of Charlotte, North Carolina. Chester has a population of 6,476.
Chester Homes
Chester properties pool is 2,458 residential properties including Chester new homes. Median age of real estate in Chester is 1961. Average Household size is 3.24 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 27% are 2 bedroom homes, 53% are 3 bedroom homes, 14% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Chester Mortgage Statistics
Chester mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Chester |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
39% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
61% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
48% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
13% |
16% |
Chester Area Real Estate Tax
Chester Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $461 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 32,973. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Chester School District: Children make up 29.3% of Chester population. Chester has 1,895 under 18 years old residents, or 0.77 kids per one worker, or 0.77 kids per one household.
Chester Real Estate & Chester Homeownership
There are 688.24 or 28% one person households, 688.24 or 28% two person households, and 491.6 or 20% three person households in Chester, South Carolina. Median residents age is 33.6, Senior citizens (65+) make up 781 or 12.1%% of Chester population.
There are 2,471 workers (over 16 years of age) in Chester. Of these, 94.29% drive to work. Approximately 0.2% of workers in Chester take public transportation. An estimated 2.87% walk to work.
Median Chester homeowner's housing expences are 16%
Crime in Chester (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Chester |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
234.71 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
18.53 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
208.46 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
520.38 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
118.9 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
372.14 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
29.34 |
43.3 |
Invest in Chester Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Chester South Carolina area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Chester |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Gastonia, North Carolina |
- |
| Near Large City |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
- |
| Chester Zip Codes |
29706 |
- |
| Chester Area Codes |
803 |
- |
| White population |
36.37% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
62.26% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.28% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.15% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
0.83% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 32,973% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
18.75% |
12.4% |
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