Chesterfield

Population: 49,591
Median household income: $133,380
Median home value: $458,000

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Chesterfield is a community with a population of 49,591. The median household income of $133,380 is above the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

From 2019 to 2023, Chesterfield's population grew 4.2% from 47,605 to 49,591, while its median home value rose 20.6% from $379,800 to $458,000.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $1,553.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,591
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $133,380
Median home value: $458,000
Median gross rent: $1,553
Housing units: 21,724
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,60549,591

Median household income

$113,315$133,380

Median home value

$379,800$458,000

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,553

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,605	$113,315	$379,800	$1,200
2020	47,603	$120,394	$374,100	$1,212
2021	49,675	$124,551	$384,600	$1,342
2022	49,645	$137,052	$437,000	$1,405
2023	49,591	$133,380	$458,000	$1,553

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,439	4.9%
5 to 17	8,049	16.2%
18 to 24	3,095	6.2%
25 to 34	4,204	8.5%
35 to 44	5,898	11.9%
45 to 54	6,388	12.9%
55 to 64	7,294	14.7%
65 to 74	6,576	13.3%
75 and over	5,648	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,446	73.5%
Black or African American	1,629	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	6,627	13.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	219	0.4%
Two or more races	3,008	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,617	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree36.4%

Graduate or professional degree36.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	712	2.0%
High school graduate	2,822	7.8%
Some college or associate's	6,406	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	13,105	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,963	36.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home24.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,176	70.7%
Carpooled	750	3.1%
Public transit	34	0.1%
Walked	236	1.0%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	5,892	24.2%
Other means	200	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,594	24.9%
15 to 29 min	8,719	47.3%
30 to 44 min	4,178	22.7%
45 to 59 min	491	2.7%
60+ min	436	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.3% (1,618 of 48,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,580	70.4%
Nonfamily households	6,124	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,704	95.3%
Vacant	1,020	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,240	78.4%
Renter-occupied	4,464	21.6%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,867	63.8%
1-unit, attached	2,679	12.3%
2 to 4 units	745	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2,516	11.6%
20 or more units	1,823	8.4%
Mobile home & other	94	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2913600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 2 sq mi
Center point: 38.6581, -90.5760