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Chester, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,847. 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-SC · Chester, SC 1 ZIPs · 19,847 pop · #21396/25278 · Chester County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,230
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21396/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Richburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,847
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,800

Nearest income peer: Richburg, SC (+ $2,388 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, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,847
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,230
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,230 average) · poverty 21.6%. The primary code (29706) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Gaffney is the closest lower-income city and Waterloo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

Chester's single ZIP 29706 carries the town

Chester is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29706 is the entire residential footprint (19,847 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 349 establishments, 4,812 employees , annual payroll $232,473k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29706 (349 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (68) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Chester County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Chester County roll-up →

Chester sits in the lower half of Chester County on income: Fort Lawn, Edgemoor and Richburg report more, and only Great Falls reports less. Fort Lawn marks the far end of that range at $70,475, 38% above Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29706 19,847 $51,230 349 28
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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, .