Chesterfield County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Chesterfield County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Chesterfield County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (152nd of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	377,869	8,705,170	334,922,499	197th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$101,931	$93,170	$80,734	152nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	39.0	38.9	2396th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.8%	42.2%	35.7%	189th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$366,000	$383,700	$332,700	374th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,629	$1,579	$1,413	165th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.1%	9.9%	12.5%	3004th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.3%	5.2%	1537th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	892.2	220.5	n/a	203rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.9%	13.1%	14.1%	406th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.0	n/a	n/a	765th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	67.3%	65.2%	1225th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	27.3	26.4	1110th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.5%	18.3%	15.1%	157th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2304th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.8%	48.7%	46.9%	607th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.7%	n/a	n/a	133rd 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, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	39.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	140,155	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.9%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,518	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.0%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.1%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	145,709	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,773	$2,790	n/a

Education in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.9%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.7%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Statistic	Chesterfield County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.0%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.8%	14.3%	16.7%

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