ZIP 05143 · Chester
Who lives in ZIP code 05143 (Chester, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chester, VT · Windsor County
uszips 2026
People4,767
Median age49.0
Household income$70,610
Home value$258,413
Median rent$978/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+33.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,994
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.2% are 65 or older; 85.9% are adults.
Household income
35.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,338.
Education (adults 25+)
31.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 63.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.8%
- Rent burden
- 22.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 8.6%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.