Chesterfield County, South Carolina

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Chesterfield County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	43,784	5,296,225	334,922,499	1125th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,235	$69,324	$80,734	2814th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	40.2	38.9	1506th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.6%	32.1%	35.7%	2977th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$116,200	$259,000	$332,700	2742nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$762	$1,180	$1,413	2400th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.3%	14.1%	12.5%	527th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	4.9%	5.2%	349th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	54.8	176.2	n/a	1455th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	5.8%	14.1%	1348th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.1	n/a	n/a	2646th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.8%	71.9%	65.2%	1893rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.5	25.6	26.4	1547th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.5%	11.5%	15.1%	3134th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.1%	n/a	n/a	855th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.5%	47.1%	46.9%	2831st of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.0%	n/a	n/a	2531st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.3	54.9	61.4

Age in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	17,534	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.8%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.7%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,214	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.3%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.1%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.0%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	20,843	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.2%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$487	$1,251	n/a

Education in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	17.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.7%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.2%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.1%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	6.2%	16.7%

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