Chesterfield County, VA Demographic Data
Chesterfield County, VA Summary
Chesterfield County is located in Virginia
- Population: 323,856
- Area: 436.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 423.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 13.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 741.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 208.66 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chesterfield County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
175,359
52%
50.8
Male
163,650
48%
49.2
Total Population
339,009
323,128,000
Chesterfield County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
19,949
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
22,275
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
24,036
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
23,747
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21,463
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
40,331
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
45,324
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
48,933
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
23,852
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
21,327
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
31,253
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
12,286
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,233
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
257,516
76.0%
77.2
Female
136,146
52.9%
51.3
Male
121,370
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
245,649
72.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
59,434
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
47,772
14.1%
15.2
Female
26,758
56.0%
55.8
Male
21,014
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Chesterfield County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
328,236
96.8%
96.8
White
229,400
67.7%
72.6
Black or African American
76,274
22.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
672
0.2%
0.8
Asian
13,052
3.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,095
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
2,369
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
1,094
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
1,055
0.3%
0.2
Korean
971
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,699
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
2,769
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
254
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,584
2.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,773
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
28,504
8.4%
17.8
Mexican
4,097
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6,916
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
674
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16,817
5.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
310,505
91.6%
82.2
Chesterfield County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,421
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,175
4.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
54,002
23.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
45,844
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
19,904
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
57,943
25.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
34,250
15.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,596
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
211,943
93.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
92,193
40.6%
31.2
Chesterfield County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
84,418
31.0%
33.7%
Now Married
139,634
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
29,013
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
6,154
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
13,530
5.0
5.8%
Chesterfield County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
284,338
89.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34,722
10.9%
21.6%
Spanish
19,594
6.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,180
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6,858
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,090
0.7%
1.1%
Chesterfield County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,880
3.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,631
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,725
4.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,697
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17,013
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
22,277
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
20,676
16.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
24,316
19.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,772
8.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7,234
5.9%
6.4
Median household income
76,059
57,617
Per capita income
34,363
31,128
Chesterfield County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
442
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15,702
9.0%
9.8
Construction
9,830
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
39,351
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16,495
9.5%
6.6
Information
2,759
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,993
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,246
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
23,845
13.7%
11.4
Public administration
11,630
6.7%
4.6
Retail trade
19,960
11.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9,534
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,076
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12,882
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
73,762
42.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
15,098
8.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
45,340
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
26,781
15.4%
18.1%
Chesterfield County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
171,113
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
146,353
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11,384
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,220
0.7%
5.1
Walked
1,249
0.7%
2.7
Other means
1,980
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
8,927
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Chesterfield County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,985
2.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
32,349
26.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
49,373
40.4%
37.1
3 or more
37,514
30.7%
21.0
Chesterfield County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
122,221
94.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
92,705
75.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
29,516
24.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,791
5.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Chesterfield County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
129,012
1 room
1,038
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
1,718
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
5,533
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
11,101
8.6%
16.5
5 rooms
18,586
14.4%
19.8
6 rooms
19,183
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
21,776
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
19,010
14.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
31,067
24.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Chesterfield County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
129,012
1-unit, detached
101,562
78.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,891
6.1%
5.9
2-units
566
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,422
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,881
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,933
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
3,207
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,550
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Chesterfield County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,908
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,833
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,087
4.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,887
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
22,144
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
31,500
24.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
21,888
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
24,794
19.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,338
4.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,633
2.0%
1.4%
Chesterfield County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
32,771
26.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,412
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
81,736
66.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,635
3.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
129
0.1%
0.1
Wood
776
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
233
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
529
0.4%
1.1
Chesterfield County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
70,026
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,007
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,610
3.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3,339
4.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,561
12.2%
11.8%
$500 to $999
10,199
14.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
19,946
28.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
24,364
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
34,991
50.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,451
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,633
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,509
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11,308
16.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
134
0.0%
0.0%
Chesterfield County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,141
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,085
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,880
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,509
15.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,858
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,367
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10,677
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,140
0.0%
0.0%
Chesterfield County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
92,705
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,599
1.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,321
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13,519
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
16,633
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
33,879
36.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
19,690
21.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,708
6.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
356
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
231,600
205,000
