Chester 31012

11Low priority

Part of Dodge County · Rest of Georgia · Georgia · ranked #1,182 of 1,274 across the two states

Population now

2,536

46 per sq mi

Growth, last 5 years

-563

-18.2%

Projected next 5 years

+482

+3.5% a year → 3,018

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church

0.8 mi

Chester

Population, 2013 to 2028

Solid history from ACS five-year estimates, plotted at each window’s end-year; the next five years follow the official county projection, apportioned to this ZIP area by population share.

Why this scores 10.8

Growth — are people moving here?0 · weight 86%

-563 in five years, +482 projected

Viability — enough people to sustain a plant?77 · weight 14%

2,536 residents today

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) coverage — context, not in the score

2 Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches within 12 mi, 1,268 people each. Nearest church 0.8 mi. By the owner's ruling, how near a Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church is carries no weight in the score.

Within 3.1 mi: 1
Within 6.2 mi: 1
Within 12 mi: 2

Who lives here

Population makeup

The five parts add to the 2,536 people who live here. “Hispanic or Latino” is the Census term and counts people of any race; the other four are the not-Hispanic population by race.

White, not Hispanic: 51.1%; 1,297
Black, not Hispanic: 37.7%; 956
Hispanic or Latino: 7.0%; 178
Other, not Hispanic: 4.1%; 105

Age, money, schooling, home and language

Median age: 42.0 yrs
Households with children: 27.2%; 122 of 449 households
Median household income: $72,350
Income per person: $16,297
Below the poverty level: 20.0%; 269 of the 1,347 people poverty status is determined for
Unemployed: 1.5%; 9 of a labor force of 619
High school or higher: 80.0%; of 1,959 residents aged 25 and over
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%; of 1,959 residents aged 25 and over
Spanish spoken at home: 5.3%; 134 people aged 5 and over, 68 of them speaking English less than “very well”
Foreign-born: 3.9%; 98 residents
Owner-occupied homes: 81.3%; 365 owned, 84 rented
Median home value: $139,600; median gross rent $378

What these numbers are. ACS 2019–2023 five-year estimates by ZIP area. Medians are ZIP-level medians, not averages. They are estimates, not a headcount, and every one carries a margin of error — a small figure in a single ZIP area is indicative, not exact. An em dash means the Census Bureau publishes no estimate for this ZIP area; it never means zero.

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches

Distance	Church	City	Contact
0.8 mi	Chester	Chester 31012	( ) -
12 mi	Christ Chapel Community Church	Cochran 31014	(478) 934-1300
13 mi	Sunset Family Worship Center	Eastman 31023	Website · (478) 374-5170
14 mi	James Community	Eastman 31023	(478) 374-5342
17 mi	Blackville	Dublin 31021	Website · (912) 529-3500
18 mi	Dublin	Dublin 31021	(478) 272-2927
22 mi	Jeffersonville Church of God Inc	Jeffersonville 31044	(478) 945-3521
23 mi	Dublin-Lighthouse	East Dublin 31027	Website · (478) 274-1004