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Chester, VA
Demographic Data




Chester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

23,414

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
16.5%
18 - 24:
7.6%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
28.0%
55 - 64:
14.1%
Over 65 Years:
15.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
90.1%
90.1%
31.7%
31.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chester
USA
$43,510
$43,510
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chester
USA
$87,242
$87,242
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Construction
Finance
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Other
Transportation
Arts
Utilities
11.9%
11.9%
11.8%
11.8%
10.0%
10.0%
9.3%
9.3%
9.1%
9.1%
8.8%
8.8%
8.4%
8.4%
5.7%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
4.6%
4.6%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
56.7%
56.7%
25.1%
25.1%
11.4%
11.4%
3.9%
3.9%
2.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
Scots-Irish
European
Polish
French
Portuguese
Welsh
Jamaican
African
Dutch
Swedish
Slovak
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
British
Hungarian
Nigerian
12.2%
12.2%
9.5%
9.5%
8.7%
8.7%
2.6%
2.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Korean
Polish
French
African languages
Other Asian languages
Urdu
Portuguese
Native American languages
Greek
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
88.7%
88.7%
9.1%
9.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chester Residents

7.6%


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