Land area: 32.9 square miles.
Founded: 1892.
Population in 2014: 3,915 (99% urban, 1% rural).
Population density: 1,628.0 people per square mile.
County seat: Goshen.
Colleges and Universities: Orange County Community College,United States Military Academy, Mount Saint Mary College, Rockland Community College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Nyack College, State University of New York at New Paltz.
Water area: 0.1 square miles.
Chester is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,969 at the 2010 census. It was named after the City of Chester in England. Chester is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The Village of Chester is primarily located in the northern part of the Town of Chester.The village of Chester was incorporated in 1892. At the center of a dairy industry, the village claims to be the birthplace of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Other brands produced in Chester were Clover Brand, Cow Brand, D’isigny, Fromage De Brie, Neufchatel, Star Brand and World Brand.
The village of Chester is considered Downtown Historic Chester where the Orange Heritage rail trail beings at the site of the former Erie Railroad train station.
Airports (within 30 miles of city center)
Amtrak train stations (within 30 miles of city center)
Average one way commute 40min
Workers taking public transportation- 6.2%
Workers who walk to work- 1.2%
Working from home- 3.2%
White (83.45%)
Black or African American (7.72%)
Native American (0.93%)
Asian (2.96%)
From other races (2.61%)
From two or more races (2.32%).
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.16% of the population.
Median resident age: 40.0 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Chester: 2.8 people
New York: 2.6 people
Chester: $87,114
New York: $57,369
Chester: $1,186
State: $992
Chester: $306,600
New York: $277,600
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 77.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 25.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.19. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0191. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.7%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Chester is 2% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.98 daily crimes that occur in Chester.
Chester is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States.
In Chester you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Chester has increased by 180%.