Chester County, Tennessee

Chester County has a population of 17,611 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $59,341.

Home price
$164,400
Income
$59,341
Population
17,611
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$164,400county
Median gross rent$756county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198036.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,260county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$960county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,677county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$59,341county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.4%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$29,762county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths113.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2801county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.7%county
Frequent mental distress23.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population17,611county
Land area in square miles286county
People per square mile of land61.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store9.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person25.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents294county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in420county
Households that moved away433county
Average income of arriving households$49,562county
Average income of departing households$46,284county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,256 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk21.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.9county
Landslide risk62.2county
Hail risk12.8county
Earthquake risk90.1county
Tornado risk71.8county
Tropical cyclone risk47.6county
Extreme heat risk55.5county
Winter weather risk12.3county
Strong wind risk38.5county
Wildfire risk14.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chester County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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