Chester vs Midlothian

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Midlothian: population, income, housing, and more.

Chester and Midlothian are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chester has the higher population (23,519 vs 18,702 in Midlothian). Midlothian has the higher median household income ($105,927 vs $88,455 in Chester). Midlothian has the higher median home value ($381,600 vs $290,600 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Midlothian
Population	23,519	18,702
Median age	41.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,455	$105,927
Median home value	$290,600	$381,600
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,764
Housing units	9,697	7,625
Homeownership rate	72.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	58.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Midlothian
Population	22,032 → 23,519 (+6.7%)	18,054 → 18,702 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$70,519 → $88,455 (+25.4%)	$94,984 → $105,927 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$221,900 → $290,600 (+31.0%)	$333,100 → $381,600 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,197 → $1,463 (+22.2%)	$1,466 → $1,764 (+20.3%)

Chester

Population

22,03223,519

Median household income

$70,519$88,455

Median home value

$221,900$290,600

Median gross rent

$1,197$1,463

Midlothian

Population

18,05418,702

Median household income

$94,984$105,927

Median home value

$333,100$381,600

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Midlothian
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.7%
75 and over	6.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Midlothian
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	70.9%
Black or African American	28.0%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Midlothian
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Midlothian
Drove alone	73.3%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	2.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	19.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Midlothian
1-unit, detached	70.4%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	17.4%
20 or more units	7.2%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Midlothian
Poverty rate	7.8%	3.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1990	2001