Gateway Reporter

Of the 22,032 citizens living in Chester in 2019, 16,739 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 9,085 of those people were female and 7,654 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	7,654	34.74
Females 18 and over	9,085	41.24

Source: US Census Bureau