Chester, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Chester, Virginia QuickFacts

	Chester, Virginia	United States
Total population	17,890	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	chester

Chester, Virginia Population

	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
Male	8,710	48.69%	49.06%
Female	9,180	51.31%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.2		35.3

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	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	12,832	71.73%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,160	67.97%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,854	10.36%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,487	8.31%	12.43%

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	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
White	14,541	81.28%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,403	13.43%	12.32%
Asian	386	2.16%	3.64%
Some other race	285	1.59%	5.46%
Two or more races	275	1.54%	2.43%

Chester, Virginia Housing

	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
Total households	6,727		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,116	76.05%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,611	23.95%	31.94%

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	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	6,941		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	224	3.23%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	6,727	96.92%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,109	73.61%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,618	23.31%	30.77%

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	Chester, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	21	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,221	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,910	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	871	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	206	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	34	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	122,200	119,600

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	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,128	16.77%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,940	28.84%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,496	22.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,155	17.17%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	625	9.29%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	373	5.54%	9.65%

Chester, Virginia Education

	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,990		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	338	6.77%	6.47%
Kindergarten	297	5.95%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,484	49.78%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,018	20.4%	21.38%
College or graduate school	853	17.09%	22.81%

Chester, Virginia Economy

	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	13,339		217,168,077
In labor force	9,511	71.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,411	70.55%	63.39%
- - Employed	9,090	68.15%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	321	2.41%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	100	0.75%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,828	28.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,875	51.54%	51.66%
In labor force	4,334	32.49%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,312	32.33%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,114	30.84%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,457	10.92%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	861		12,787,501

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	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,759		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	400	5.92%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	339	5.02%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	578	8.55%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	704	10.42%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,079	15.96%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,682	24.89%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127	16.67%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	690	10.21%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	85	1.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	75	1.11%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	53,171		41,994

	Chester, Virginia	%, Chester, Virginia	United States
With earnings	5,876	44.05%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	58,616		56,604
With Social Security income	1,359	10.19%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,492		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	221	1.66%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,646		6,320
With public assistance income	212	1.59%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,134		3,032
With retirement income	1,307	9.8%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,851		17,376

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