Chamberlayne vs Sandston

A side-by-side comparison of Chamberlayne and Sandston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandston has the higher population (7,011 vs 5,000 in Chamberlayne). Chamberlayne has the higher median household income ($102,656 vs $57,708 in Sandston). Chamberlayne has the higher median home value ($302,500 vs $201,800 in Sandston).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
Population	5,000	7,011
Median age	55.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$102,656	$57,708
Median home value	$302,500	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,199
Housing units	2,230	3,106
Homeownership rate	97.4%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
Population	5,888 → 5,000 (-15.1%)	7,188 → 7,011 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$85,130 → $102,656 (+20.6%)	$50,472 → $57,708 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$225,400 → $302,500 (+34.2%)	$136,400 → $201,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,154 → $1,647 (+42.7%)	$1,023 → $1,199 (+17.2%)

Chamberlayne

Population

5,8885,000

Median household income

$85,130$102,656

Median home value

$225,400$302,500

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,647

Sandston

Population

7,1887,011

Median household income

$50,472$57,708

Median home value

$136,400$201,800

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
Under 5	1.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	6.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	12.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	24.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	6.4%
75 and over	14.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	52.1%
Black or African American	56.4%	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
No high school diploma	7.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	16.0%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
Drove alone	71.2%	73.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	11.6%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
1-unit, detached	98.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chamberlayne	Sandston
Poverty rate	3.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1971	1966