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Chesterfield County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Chesterfield County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chesterfield County is a small rural county of 43,575 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $31,641 and median worker earnings of $35,253, alongside a high school attainment rate of 82.0% but a low bachelor's degree rate of 13.2%. The labor market shows strain, with an 8.1% unemployment rate, 56.9% labor force participation, and a 20.2% poverty rate. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $101,400 and median gross rent of $776/month—though the county's population has contracted 5.3% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

43,575

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,235

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.3% since 2018

Chesterfield County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,464 (60.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone13,165 (30.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,119 (4.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,030 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race517 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone287 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,615
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic109
  3. 3.Other Indo-European69
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)67
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,385

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,641

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,608
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,774
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,630
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,606
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,316

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,872
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,729
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,480
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,745
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,704

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.46×)717
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.40×)4,354
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.17×)1,477
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.95×)814
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)1,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$776/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,177 (9.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,143 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,133 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999930 (7.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999851 (6.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999762 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,862 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled1,736 (9.6%)
  • Other562 (3.1%)
  • Worked At Home446 (2.5%)
  • Walked154 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle141 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.