Moving to Chester, Nebraska
Population: 294. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (-12.9% change)
Males: 149 (50.7%), Females: 145 (49.3%)
Thayer County
Zip code: 68327
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.5 years
Median household income: $21,389
Median house value: $22,200
Population by Race
Races in Chester:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.1%), English (12.6%), Irish (7.8%), Czech (5.4%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).
Elevation: 1627 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chester
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chester village
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 3.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-16.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chester:
- THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 11 miles; HEBRON, NE)
- REPUBLIC COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BELLEVILLE, KS)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles; FAIRBURY, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester:
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 69 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 81 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 84 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:
- HEBRON MUNI (about 10 miles; HEBRON, NE; Abbreviation: HJH)
- BELLEVILLE MUNI (about 14 miles; BELLEVILLE, KS; Abbreviation: RPB)
- SUPERIOR MUNI (about 30 miles; SUPERIOR, NE; Abbreviation: 12K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 84 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 85 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 117 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 134 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
Public primary/middle school in Chester:
- THAYER CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 116; Grades: 04 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Chester:
- CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,070; Location: PO BOX 335; 6,653 books; 60 audio materials; 174 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)