COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chesterfield County

South Carolina · 38,577 residents · 799 sq mi

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With 38,577 people, Chesterfield County is a county in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $41,300. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $266 a month at the median. Households here earn about 20% less than in South Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,577

−10%vs 2000

vs 42,768 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

799 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,729)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,972)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(3,059)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(3,078)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,639)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(5,801)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(5,468)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(4,335)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,575)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(3,010)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,581)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(330)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,069

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,483 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,455

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,233 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.5%(27,172)

Black32.8%(14,044)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(971)

Asian0.3%(125)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.2%(25,536)

Black33.5%(12,918)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(110)

Asian0%(14)

Other0.3%(109)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(1,886)

Central American0.8%(344)

Puerto Rican0.6%(266)

Guatemalan0.3%(112)

Salvadoran0.2%(91)

Costa Rican0.2%(68)

Honduran0.1%(47)

Cuban0.1%(36)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(72)

Filipino0.2%(69)

Chinese0.1%(31)

Korean0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(65)

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

English12.5%(5,488)

American8%(3,524)

Irish5.8%(2,551)

German4.2%(1,838)

Scottish1.3%(570)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(548)

Italian0.7%(312)

French0.7%(300)

Welsh0.6%(262)

Subsaharan African0.5%(208)

Norwegian0.3%(121)

Polish0.2%(94)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(67)

Portuguese0.1%(58)

Arab0.1%(44)

Lebanese0.1%(44)

British0.1%(44)

French Canadian0.1%(43)

Brazilian0.1%(35)

Hungarian0.1%(34)

Guyanese0.1%(32)

Greek0.1%(25)

Iranian0%(19)

Russian0%(19)

West Indian0%(17)

Jamaican0%(17)

Swedish0%(15)

Canadian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(11)

Slovak0%(8)

Danish0%(5)

Finnish0%(5)

Israeli0%(5)

Austrian0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.9%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(5,722)

Married51.6%(8,916)

Widowed4.1%(704)

Divorced11.2%(1,940)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(5,723)

Married42.6%(7,895)

Widowed13.6%(2,518)

Divorced12.9%(2,390)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.9%(426)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(567)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(891)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,385 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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