Ettrick

Population: 5,760
Median household income: $54,857
Median home value: $184,400

Located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, Ettrick is a community with a population of 5,760. Its median household income of $54,857 runs below the Chesterfield County figure of $98,910.

From 2019 to 2023, Ettrick's population grew 10.7% from 5,201 to 5,760, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $136,000 to $184,400.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 37.8% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 67.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,760
Median age: 24.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,857
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $1,223
Housing units: 1,755
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 15.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2015,760

Median household income

$62,429$54,857

Median home value

$136,000$184,400

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,223

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,201	$62,429	$136,000	$1,069
2020	5,024	$49,423	$133,400	$1,063
2021	5,169	$52,000	$135,900	$1,053
2022	5,632	$53,555	$167,600	$1,217
2023	5,760	$54,857	$184,400	$1,223

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 2437.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	264	4.6%
5 to 17	452	7.8%
18 to 24	2,176	37.8%
25 to 34	641	11.1%
35 to 44	414	7.2%
45 to 54	213	3.7%
55 to 64	849	14.7%
65 to 74	490	8.5%
75 and over	261	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,354	23.5%
Black or African American	3,868	67.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	132	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	367	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	402	14.0%
High school graduate	611	21.3%
Some college or associate's	1,084	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	448	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	323	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit2.7%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,706	71.8%
Carpooled	62	2.6%
Public transit	65	2.7%
Walked	245	10.3%
Bicycle	11	0.5%
Worked from home	233	9.8%
Other means	54	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	31.7%
15 to 29 min	866	40.4%
30 to 44 min	487	22.7%
45 to 59 min	68	3.2%
60+ min	42	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 9.2% (352 of 3,829)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,142	68.4%
Nonfamily households	528	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,670	95.2%
Vacant	85	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,208	72.3%
Renter-occupied	462	27.7%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,551	88.4%
1-unit, attached	62	3.5%
2 to 4 units	125	7.1%
5 to 19 units	17	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5126128
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.2473, -77.4308