Chester

Population: 23,519
Median household income: $88,455
Median home value: $290,600

Chester is a community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, home to 23,519 residents. The median household income of $88,455 is below the Chesterfield County median ($98,910).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester's population grew 6.7% from 22,032 to 23,519, while its median home value rose 31.0% from $221,900 to $290,600.

73.3% of workers drive to work alone. 70.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,519
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,455
Median home value: $290,600
Median gross rent: $1,463
Housing units: 9,697
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,032	$70,519	$221,900	$1,197
2020	22,098	$73,800	$233,700	$1,226
2021	22,512	$78,673	$250,100	$1,295
2022	23,068	$87,242	$274,400	$1,382
2023	23,519	$88,455	$290,600	$1,463

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,316	5.6%
5 to 17	4,051	17.2%
18 to 24	1,879	8.0%
25 to 34	2,474	10.5%
35 to 44	3,232	13.7%
45 to 54	3,699	15.7%
55 to 64	3,168	13.5%
65 to 74	2,218	9.4%
75 and over	1,482	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,745	54.2%
Black or African American	6,593	28.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	461	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	77	0.3%
Some other race	177	0.8%
Two or more races	766	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,671	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,177	7.2%
High school graduate	4,479	27.5%
Some college or associate's	5,305	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,484	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,828	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,865	73.3%
Carpooled	863	7.1%
Public transit	97	0.8%
Walked	75	0.6%
Bicycle	27	0.2%
Worked from home	1,950	16.1%
Other means	213	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,090	10.7%
15 to 29 min	5,372	53.0%
30 to 44 min	2,652	26.2%
45 to 59 min	428	4.2%
60+ min	598	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 7.8% (1,820 of 23,366)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,404	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,799	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,203	94.9%
Vacant	494	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,710	72.9%
Renter-occupied	2,493	27.1%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,829	70.4%
1-unit, attached	653	6.7%
2 to 4 units	542	5.6%
5 to 19 units	473	4.9%
20 or more units	696	7.2%
Mobile home & other	504	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5116096
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 37.3520, -77.4337