Total Population
227
Population
Growth Rate
-0.19%
Median Age
53
Diversity Index
3.500
A small village in south central Nebraska, where resident Stephen Epler from Chester, developed Six-man football in 1934 as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the Great Depression. Miss Nebraska 2017, Allison Tietjen calls Chester home. Chester earned its description as the small town with a big heart through it’s outpouring of love and support for an unknown nine year old boy whose body was found near Chester on Christmas Eve in 1985. He was referred to as Little Boy Blue because his body was found in blue pajamas. Filled with beautiful people inside and out, Chester really is the small town with a big heart.
Address: 621 Thayer Avenue, Chester, NE
Village Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM (1st -15th) Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (16th-20th) Closed (20th-remainder of the month)
Village Clerk/Treasurer: Judy Smith
For utilities: Come to the village office, the utility deposit is 250.00. Utilities include water, sewer, trash, and electricity. Internet/Phone is provided by Great Plains Communications and gas is provided by Black Hills Energy.
Households
110
Total Housing Units
150
Owner Occupied
94
Renter Occupied
16
Vacant
40
Median Home Value
$89,167
Average Home Value
$137,368
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
-0.08%
Per Capita Income
2.38%
Median Household
$60,450 $70,345
Average Household
$81,525 $90,097
Per Capita
$36,750 $41,343
Total Businesses
16
Total Employed
47
Workers 16+
129
2021 Transportation/Warehouse
Businesses
3
Employed
13
2021 Finance/Insurance Businesses
Businesses
2
Employed
7
2021 Other Service excl Pub Admin
Businesses
3
Employed
5
2021 Central Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn
Businesses
1
Employed
5
2021 Agric/Forestry/Fish/Hunt
Businesses
1
Employed
5
2021 Public Administration
Businesses
2
Employed
4
Some
High School
9
Graduated
High School
60
Associates
Degree
23
Bachelor's
Degree
20
Graduate
Degree
5
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
113
Non-Resident Commuters
10
Drive Alone
112
Carpooled
2
Public
0
Work At Home
13