What is the median household income in the Village of Chester, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in the Village of Chester, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Village of Chester, NY is $100,514 (±$28,198) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,010 a month would take about $80,400 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Village of Chester, the median household income went from $73,582 in 2015–2019 to $100,514 in 2020–2024 (+36.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $100,514 (±$28,198)
Median renter income: $100,974 (±$30,172)
Income to afford median rent: about $80,400

Income in the Village of Chester against Orange County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Chester	Orange County	New York	United States
Median household income	$100,514 (±$28,198)	$97,178 (±$2,147)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$100,974 (±$30,172)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,946 (±$40,826)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,010 (±$224)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Village of Chester, median household income is not measurably different from Orange County ($97,178).

It is not measurably different from New York ($85,974).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Orange County, the Village of Chester ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 150 of 527.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in the Village of Chester

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $2,010 a month ($24,120 a year) needs an income of about $80,400 a year.

The median renting household in the Village of Chester earns $100,974 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$73,582 (±$24,630)	$100,514 (±$28,198)	+36.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,215 (±$271)	$2,010 (±$224)	+65.4%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$206,600 (±$19,465)	$330,200 (±$71,678)	+59.8%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Village of Chester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Chester
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Village of Chester	—	$100,514 (±$28,198)	—
Town of Chester (Orange County)	1.8 mi	$139,778 (±$17,774)	Higher
Walton Park	4.0 mi	$157,276 (±$24,040)	Higher
Village of Goshen	4.0 mi	$104,643 (±$13,085)	Not measurably different
Town of Goshen	4.3 mi	$121,442 (±$17,478)	Not measurably different
Village of Florida	4.4 mi	$123,250 (±$13,921)	Not measurably different
Village of Monroe	5.5 mi	$109,851 (±$7,320)	Not measurably different
Town of Blooming Grove	5.5 mi	$95,967 (±$12,232)	Not measurably different
Town of Monroe	5.6 mi	$112,199 (±$10,959)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Chester (Orange County), NY ($139,778), Walton Park, NY ($157,276).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
3	Village of Florida	$123,250 (±$13,921)
4	Village of Woodbury	$121,221 (±$29,929)
5	Village of Unionville	$117,321 (±$33,397)
6	Village of Highland Falls	$110,714 (±$16,202)
7	Village of Monroe	$109,851 (±$7,320)
8	Village of Goshen	$104,643 (±$13,085)
9	Village of Chester	$100,514 (±$28,198)
10	Village of Washingtonville	$95,313 (±$32,531)
11	Village of Montgomery	$90,214 (±$16,810)
12	Village of Warwick	$89,609 (±$19,501)
13	Village of Otisville	$87,656 (±$23,185)
14	Village of Walden	$87,487 (±$11,090)
15	Village of Harriman	$83,488 (±$16,516)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Village of Chester

What is the median household income in the Village of Chester?

The median household income in the Village of Chester is $100,514 (±$28,198) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Village of Chester?

About $80,400 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,010 a month.

Have incomes in the Village of Chester kept up with inflation?

In the Village of Chester, the median household income went from $73,582 in 2015–2019 to $100,514 in 2020–2024 (+36.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in the Village of Chester?

The median renting household in the Village of Chester, NY earns $100,974 (±$30,172) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Chester village, New York (place:15297, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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