2024 population: 389,793 ( 25,706 from 2020)
Land area: 423.5 square miles
Population density: 920.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	217,744	55.86%	1.2%
Black:	95,694	24.55%	11.8%
Indian:	879	0.23%	5.4%
Asian:	15,887	4.08%	19.1%
2+ races:	10,373	2.66%	13.3%
Hispanic:	49,216	12.63%	22.6%

Total non-White:	172,049	44.14%	15.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,527	12.0
Deaths:	13,305	9.1
Net Migration:	16,514	11.3
Net Immigration:	4,847	3.3

Change in White population:	2,679	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	23,027	6.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
364,087
215,065	59.07%
85,558	23.50%
834	0.23%
13,344	3.67%
9,154	2.51%
40,132	11.02%
149,022	40.93%

2010
316,236
206,792	65.39%
68,196	21.56%
849	0.27%
10,361	3.28%
6,568	2.08%
22,864	7.23%
109,444	34.61%

2000
259,903
196,076	75.44%
45,797	17.62%
795	0.31%
6,218	2.39%
3,023	1.16%
7,617	2.93%
63,827	24.56%

1990
209,274
175,748	83.98%
26,974	12.89%
511	0.24%
3,942	1.88%
n/a
2,099	1.00%
33,526	16.02%

1980
141,372
125,171	88.54%
13,811	9.77%
170	0.12%
1,044	0.74%
n/a
1,039	0.73%
16,201	11.46%

1970
76,855
67,754	88.16%
8,619	11.21%
57	0.07%
94	0.12%
n/a
292	0.38%
9,101	11.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
35,397	11.2
21,368	6.8
17,694	5.6
5,128	1.6

8,273	2.6
39,578	12.5

Number	Rate
2000's
33,875	13.0
15,291	5.9
25,222	9.7
4,614	1.8

10,716	4.1
45,617	17.6

Number	Rate
1990's
33,071	15.8
11,989	5.7
23,173	11.1
2,712	1.3

20,328	9.7
30,301	14.5

Number	Rate
1980's
26,754	18.9
7,880	5.6
0	0.0
n/a

50,577	35.8
17,325	12.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

57,417	74.7
7,100	9.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesterfield County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.9
86,226	22.1%
303,567	77.9%
56,897	14.6%

134,144
2.70

97,317	72.5%
74,712	76.8%
8,722	9.0%
36,827	27.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
82,515	26.1%
233,721	73.9%
32,878	10.4%

115,680
2.69

86,237	74.5%
65,861	76.4%
8,837	10.2%
29,443	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
73,255	28.2%
186,648	71.8%
20,968	8.1%

93,807
2.73

72,483	77.3%
59,467	82.0%
6,148	8.5%
21,324	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
61,060	29.2%
148,214	70.8%
12,818	6.1%

73,665
2.81

58,909	80.0%
49,970	84.8%
4,380	7.4%
14,756	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
45,355	32.1%
96,017	67.9%
6,420	4.5%

45,854
3.02

38,666	84.3%
34,135	88.3%
2,451	6.3%
7,188	15.7%

2022 Housing Data for Chesterfield County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,696	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,141	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,966	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,246	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,320	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,980	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,629	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,040	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,964	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,790	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,890	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,252	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,659	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,880	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,155	12.0%
$200,000 or more	18,536	13.8%

Median Household Income	95,757
Per Capita Income	45,041

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	106

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,364	4.0%
Public Assistance	2,072	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,960	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	157,296	74.9%
Unemployed	7,969	3.8%
In Armed Forces	1,446	0.7%

Total Labor Force	166,711	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	43,434	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	68,337	55,489	55.2%
Non-Profit	4,297	8,013	34.9%
Self-Employed	8,243	5,717	59.0%

Local Government	5,890	10,344	36.3%
State Government	4,252	6,093	41.1%
Federal Government	5,034	4,214	54.4%

Total Private + Self	76,580	61,206	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,473	28,664	40.5%
Total	96,053	89,870	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38,592	20.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	38,171	20.5%
Professional, Technical	48,818	26.2%
Service Occupations	25,619	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	204	0.1%
All others	34,971	18.8%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26,420	14.2%
Retail trade	19,713	10.6%
Educational services	17,987	9.7%
Construction	14,875	8.0%
Public administration	14,579	7.8%
Finance and insurance	14,544	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,259	7.1%
Manufacturing	12,999	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	10,869	5.8%
Other services	8,955	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	8,551	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,321	3.9%
Wholesale trade	4,077	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,512	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,337	1.8%
Information	2,401	1.3%
Utilities	2,013	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	367	0.2%
Management	197	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	195	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,329	2.00%
Puerto Rican	5,465	1.49%
Cuban	976	0.27%
Dominican	1,096	0.30%

Total Central American	15,408	4.21%
Costa Rican	101	0.03%
Guatemalan	4,145	1.13%
Honduran	2,235	0.61%
Nicaraguan	151	0.04%
Panamanian	666	0.18%
Salvadoran	7,830	2.14%
Other Central American	280	0.08%

Total South American	3,414	0.93%
Argentinean	89	0.02%
Bolivian	229	0.06%
Chilean	178	0.05%
Colombian	1,071	0.29%
Ecuadorian	348	0.10%
Paraguayan	152	0.04%
Peruvian	471	0.13%
Uruguayan	54	0.01%
Venezuelan	794	0.22%
Other South American	28	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,406	0.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,970	0.81%
Filipino	2,357	0.64%
Korean	1,668	0.46%
Chinese	1,628	0.44%
Vietnamese	1,283	0.35%
Cambodian	534	0.15%
Thai	254	0.07%
Japanese	215	0.06%
Taiwanese	133	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	299,586	86.9%
Spanish	28,017	8.1%
Other Indo-European	3,659	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,115	0.6%
Other Asian	1,634	0.5%
Chinese	1,578	0.5%
Korean	1,471	0.4%
Arabic	1,422	0.4%
Other	1,418	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	48,197	13.2%
German	37,642	10.3%
Irish	30,958	8.5%
American	22,852	6.2%
Italian	14,916	4.1%
European	9,105	2.5%
Scottish	6,632	1.8%
French	6,312	1.7%
Polish	5,598	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	5,218	1.4%
African	3,292	0.9%
Welsh	2,829	0.8%
British	2,825	0.8%
Dutch	2,756	0.8%
Swedish	2,444	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	350,093	95.6%
Not a citizen	15,926	4.4%

Native	333,517	91.1%
Foreign-born	32,502	8.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,726	3.1%	10,513	4.3%	54,991	22.3%	69,306	28.0%	64,038	25.9%	40,546	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,726	3.1%
9-12 Years	10,513	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	54,991	22.3%
Some College	69,306	28.0%
Bach. Degree	64,038	25.9%
Grad Degree	40,546	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	119,293	115,538	3,755	3.1%	4.4%
1991	125,165	119,713	5,452	4.4%	5.8%
1992	129,212	122,897	6,315	4.9%	6.2%
1993	129,511	124,094	5,417	4.2%	5.2%
1994	133,949	129,017	4,932	3.7%	4.8%
1995	135,892	131,780	4,112	3.0%	4.4%
1996	134,723	130,684	4,039	3.0%	4.3%
1997	135,709	132,154	3,555	2.6%	3.7%
1998	139,974	137,148	2,826	2.0%	2.8%
1999	141,806	139,151	2,655	1.9%	2.7%

2000	142,337	139,808	2,529	1.8%	2.3%
2001	145,397	141,551	3,846	2.6%	3.3%
2002	147,974	142,724	5,250	3.5%	4.4%
2003	150,437	144,852	5,585	3.7%	4.3%
2004	154,346	148,759	5,587	3.6%	4.1%
2005	158,953	153,521	5,432	3.4%	3.8%
2006	164,043	159,100	4,943	3.0%	3.3%
2007	165,729	161,024	4,705	2.8%	3.3%
2008	169,701	162,997	6,704	4.0%	4.3%
2009	168,067	156,656	11,411	6.8%	6.8%

2010	168,850	156,230	12,620	7.5%	7.3%
2011	171,269	159,724	11,545	6.7%	6.6%
2012	172,730	162,399	10,331	6.0%	5.9%
2013	174,719	165,077	9,642	5.5%	5.6%
2014	178,043	169,093	8,950	5.0%	5.1%
2015	178,675	171,090	7,585	4.2%	4.4%
2016	180,972	174,105	6,867	3.8%	4.0%
2017	184,565	177,975	6,590	3.6%	3.7%
2018	186,989	181,588	5,401	2.9%	2.9%
2019	190,548	185,534	5,014	2.6%	2.7%

2020	186,087	175,116	10,971	5.9%	6.2%
2021	187,364	180,538	6,826	3.6%	3.9%
2022	193,994	188,569	5,425	2.8%	2.9%
2023	200,078	194,334	5,744	2.9%	2.9%
2024	206,789	200,909	5,880	2.8%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	139,584
Median Value	$306,500

Occupied	134,144	96.1%
Vacant	5,440	3.9%

Owned	103,831	77.4%
Rented	30,313	22.6%
Median Rent	$1,460

Single-Family Units	116,974	83.8%
Detached	109,560	78.5%
Attached	7,414	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,821	12.1%
Mobile Homes	1,810	1.3%

Chesterfield County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesterfield County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Chesterfield County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chesterfield County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chesterfield County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chesterfield County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Chesterfield County, VA