PlainZIP

Chester, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,037. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHESTER-IL · Chester, IL 1 ZIPs · 10,037 pop · #7837/25278 · Randolph County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $84,556
  • RANK-UPPER #7837/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Baldwin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,037
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $120,500

Nearest income peer: Baldwin, IL (+ $59 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chester, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,037
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,556
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62233 (10,037 residents). Household income $84,556 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Harwood Heights is the closest lower-income city and Chicago the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 56 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

Chester's single ZIP 62233 carries the town

Chester is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62233 is the entire residential footprint (10,037 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chester

Citywide ZBP: 123 establishments, 2,468 employees , annual payroll $116,988k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62233 (123 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (24) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Randolph County roll-up →

Chester sits in the upper half of Randolph County on income: Red Bud, Sparta and Steeleville report less, while Walsh reports more. Tilden marks the far end of that range at $47,857, 43% below Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62233 10,037 $84,556 123 59
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Chester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chester, .