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Chesterfield County, VA

389,793 Population
423.5 square miles 920.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,247 ±$1,706 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$101,543 ±$3,038 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.2% ±1.8% (27,681  ±6,817) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.1 minutes ±1.5 (4,650,185  ±306,848) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

147,465 ±1,628 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (384,526  ±141) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1.8% (5,094  ±1,661) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

151,853 ±64 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$399,800 ±$9,779 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±1.7% (39,416  ±6,453.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±3.2% (248,446  ±8,485.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.7% ±2.1% (121,591  ±5,591.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% (42,169  ±5,367) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.2% ±0.9% (24,115  ±2,565) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
24,115 Total veterans ±2,565 20,653 Male ±2,226 3,462 Female ±1,143

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