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Chesterfield County

Virginia · 316,236 residents · 424 sq mi
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With 316,236 people, Chesterfield County is a county in Virginia. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 5.9%, under the national 13.8%. About 36% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 56,333 more people. Median household income runs $71,321, well clear of the $52,703 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 37.2
More educated
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
316,236
+22%since 2000
from 259,903 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
37.6
+5%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
424 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
192K243K294K344K395K19902000201020202024Chesterfield County
2024378K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.3%(19,897)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(22,791)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.7%(24,195)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.9%(24,886)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.5%(17,509)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412%(37,881)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.6%(46,036)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.9%(50,230)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.6%(39,933)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.2%(19,555)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(9,827)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(3,496)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,321
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $58,537 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,711
+25%since 2000
from $25,286 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
47.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
5.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.387
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.8%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade9.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services9.6%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration7.5%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$235,600
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,300 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$988
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $717 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
77.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2000
from 80.9% in 2000
22.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.71 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.68 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
26.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 44.2% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.3
+5%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(196,076)
Black17.6%(45,797)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(7,617)
Asian2.4%(6,123)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic65.4%(206,792)
Black21.6%(68,196)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(22,864)
Asian3.2%(10,219)
Other2.2%(6,835)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American2.8%(8,674)
Mexican1.7%(5,141)
Salvadoran1.5%(4,709)
Puerto Rican0.9%(2,664)
Guatemalan0.9%(2,642)
South American0.6%(1,701)
Colombian0.2%(626)
Honduran0.2%(543)
Panamanian0.1%(398)
Dominican0.1%(373)
Cuban0.1%(327)
Venezuelan0.1%(313)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(302)
Ecuadorian0.1%(262)
Peruvian0.1%(191)
Nicaraguan0%(149)
Chilean0%(98)
Bolivian0%(27)
Argentine0%(19)
Ancestry
English14.8%(45,727)
German13.2%(40,667)
Irish11.1%(34,230)
American10.7%(33,009)
Italian4.8%(14,855)
Scotch-Irish2.9%(9,050)
Scottish2.7%(8,195)
French2.5%(7,821)
Polish1.9%(5,814)
Dutch1.1%(3,409)
Welsh0.9%(2,837)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(2,558)
Norwegian0.8%(2,332)
British0.7%(2,037)
Arab0.6%(1,744)
West Indian0.5%(1,641)
Czech0.4%(1,369)
Russian0.4%(1,312)
French Canadian0.4%(1,148)
Greek0.4%(1,131)
Nigerian0.2%(748)
Lebanese0.2%(746)
Ukrainian0.2%(729)
Danish0.2%(728)
Jamaican0.2%(693)
Slovak0.2%(689)
Canadian0.2%(658)
Hungarian0.2%(642)
Swiss0.2%(638)
Portuguese0.2%(483)
Lithuanian0.1%(394)
Austrian0.1%(360)
Egyptian0.1%(255)
Iranian0.1%(251)
Finnish0.1%(224)
Armenian0.1%(208)
Ethiopian0.1%(204)
Brazilian0.1%(200)
Guyanese0%(152)
Australian0%(131)
Croatian0%(127)
Romanian0%(120)
Syrian0%(114)
Haitian0%(95)
Israeli0%(92)
Latvian0%(85)
Slovene0%(84)
Turkish0%(84)
Belgian0%(82)
Somali0%(56)
Serbian0%(54)
Jordanian0%(49)
Ghanaian0%(40)
Bulgarian0%(35)
Barbadian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 32.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
89.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 88.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+52%since 2000
from 16.4 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
85.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 85.6% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
2.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
41.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
7.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
11.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married32%(46,512)
Married58.1%(84,506)
Widowed2.4%(3,553)
Divorced7.4%(10,760)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(46,028)
Married52.6%(83,896)
Widowed7.2%(11,509)
Divorced11.3%(18,041)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
6.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 66.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 27.3% 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)31.2%(7,958)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(8,514)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(7,163)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(786)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(230)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,536 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Chesterfield County, Virginia?

Chesterfield County, Virginia has about 316,236 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Chesterfield County, Virginia?

The typical household in Chesterfield County, Virginia earns about $71,321 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Chesterfield County, Virginia expensive?

In Chesterfield County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $235,600, and the typical rent is about $988 a month.

How educated are people in Chesterfield County, Virginia?

About 35.7% of adults age 25 and over in Chesterfield County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Chesterfield County, Virginia?

About 5.9% of people in Chesterfield County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Chesterfield County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Chesterfield County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 106,962 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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