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Moving to Chester, New Jersey

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Population: 1,635. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,653 (+1.1% change)
Males: 819 (50.1%), Females: 816 (49.9%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $80,398
Median house value: $313,600

Population by Race

Races in Chester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (21.7%), Irish (18.5%), German (17.8%), English (11.3%), United States (5.1%), Polish (5.1%).

Elevation: 846 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chester

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 48.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester borough

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

12.3% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America, 2.4% Europe, 2.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +305 (+22.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chester:

  • MATHENY SCHOOL & HOSPITAL,THE (about 6 miles; PEAPACK, NJ)
  • HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ)
  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DOVER, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 37 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 38 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 45 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:

  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 10 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 27 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high school in Chester:

  • WEST MORRIS CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,257; Location: BARTLEY ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Chester:

  • BRAGG (Students: 445; Location: 250 ROUTE 24; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • BLACK RIVER MIDDLE (Students: 424; Location: RT. 513; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DICKERSON (Students: 406; Location: 250 ROUTE 24; Grades: KG – 02)

Private primary/middle schools in Chester:

  • SUBURBAN HILLS SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 41 OAKDALE RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • DEVEREUX – DEERHAVEN (Students: 70; Location: PO BOX 520 230 POTTERSVILLE R; Grades: UG – UG; Girls only)

Libraries

Library in Chester:

  • CHESTER LIBRARY (Operating income: $466,182; Location: 250 WEST MAIN ST; 41,879 books; 3,734 audio materials; 3,007 video materials; 123 serial subscriptions)

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