Total Population
226
Population
Growth Rate
-0.26%
Median Age
52
Diversity Index
1.800
Thayer County, NE County Profile
Chester: A Farming Community in Thayer County, Nebraska
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.
Chester, NE
Population
Housing & Income
Households
110
Total Housing Units
150
Owner Occupied
92
Renter Occupied
17
Vacant
40
Median Home Value
$85,185
Average Home Value
$138,830
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
-0.09%
Per Capita Income
1.44%
Income Projection
Median Household
$53,731 $57,887
Average Household
$78,233 $85,230
Per Capita
$35,422 $38,043
Workforce
Total Businesses
14
Total Employed
41
Workers 16+
118
2020 Transportation/Warehouse
Businesses
3
Employed
13
2020 Finance/Insurance Businesses
Businesses
2
Employed
7
2020 Public Administration
Businesses
2
Employed
5
2020 Central Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn
Businesses
1
Employed
5
2020 Agric/Forestry/Fish/Hunt
Businesses
1
Employed
5
2020 Construction Businesses
Businesses
1
Employed
4
Some
High School
6
Graduated
High School
49
Associates
Degree
25
Bachelor's
Degree
26
Graduate
Degree
7
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
104
Non-Resident Commuters
8
Drive Alone
102
Carpooled
2
Public
0
Work At Home
11