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Chesterfield County, VA

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

AI Overview

Chesterfield County is a large suburban county of nearly 390,000 residents that has grown 9.5% over five years, with a median household income of $101,931 and a poverty rate of just 6.8%. The workforce of roughly 266,000 labor-force participants is well-educated—42.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings of $51,768 sit alongside an unemployment rate of 4.6%. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $336,700 and median rent of $1,542/month, supported by a 77.3% homeownership rate and a mean commute of 26.4 minutes.

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

Population

389,793

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$101,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone218,762 (57.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone88,373 (23.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone24,248 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races16,412 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,875 (3.9%)
  • Asian Alone13,687 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish31,065
  2. 2.Other Indo-European4,119
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2,184
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,750
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,536

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,930

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$46,772

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance45,058
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services23,095
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)19,398
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing18,821
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)17,039

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations94,268
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations37,525
  3. 3.Service Occupations25,993
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,271
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations14,319

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.81×)16,164
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.43×)18,113
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.12×)14,664
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)9,684
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)44,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$336,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,542/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99929,668 (27.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99920,101 (18.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99916,990 (15.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99913,623 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99910,450 (9.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,098 (3.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone135,340 (71.3%)
  • Worked At Home36,942 (19.5%)
  • Carpooled13,978 (7.4%)
  • Walked1,273 (0.7%)
  • Other905 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit798 (0.4%)

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.