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State of Virginia - County of Chesterfield

Chesterfield County Demography

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  • Table 1. Chesterfield County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Chesterfield County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Chesterfield County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Chesterfield County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Chesterfield County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Chesterfield County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Chesterfield County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Chesterfield County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 426
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 266,549
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 213
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 259,903
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 214
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 610.10
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 209,599
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 238
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 141,372
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 6,646
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 50,304
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 68,227
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 24.00%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 48.30%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 7,617
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 2.90%


    TABLE 2. Chesterfield County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 259,903
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 17,513
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 55,914
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 21.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 19,896
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 7.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 80,972
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 31.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 64,601
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 24.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 12,525
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 6,742
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 2.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 1,740
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 0.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 35.70
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 126,588
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 133,315
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.00
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 199,447
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 76.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 46,195
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 17.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 851
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 6,154
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 2.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 111
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 3,472
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 3,673
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.40%


    TABLE 3. Chesterfield County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 4,239
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 2,197
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 93,772
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 73,441
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 27.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 255,664
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.73
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 17,327
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 18.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 40,877
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 43.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 14,796
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 15.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 72,139
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 38,203
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 53.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 58,363
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 29,652
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 50.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 10,479
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 6,687
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 63.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 21,633
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 15,046
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 43.80%


    TABLE 4. Chesterfield County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 247,155
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 3,123
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.60
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 1,340
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 5.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 16
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 5.10
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 6
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 338
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 20,277
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 17,788


    TABLE 5. Chesterfield County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 50,621
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 48,050
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 42,221
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 130,006
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 109,404
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 84.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 38,019
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 29.20%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 55,324
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 43,604
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 26.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 16,167
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 7,223
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 6,959
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 6.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 9.40%


    TABLE 6. Chesterfield County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 7,867
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 477
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 7,390
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 8,514
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 248,869
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,161
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 209,274
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,068
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 97,707
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 26.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 93,772
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 75,874
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 80.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 1,958
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 1,920
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 98.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 0
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 227,037


    TABLE 7. Chesterfield County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 7,576,906
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 4,661,694
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 62.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 250,161
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 30,288
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 111.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 477,117
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 3,816,700
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 696,408
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 18.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 421,170
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 11.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 271,372
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 7.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 802,644
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 21.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 685,731
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 18.00%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 696,408
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 660,385
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 663,944




     









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