West Hudson Valley News

40.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.5 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,965.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Chester residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	247	9.5
Regular high school diploma	671	25.7
GED or alternative credential	68	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	182	7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	387	14.8
Associate's degree	327	12.5
Bachelor's degree	536	20.5
Master's degree	113	4.3
Professional school degree	40	1.5
Doctorate degree	42	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.