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Chester, VA, 23831 QuickFacts

	Chester, VA, 23831	United States
Total population	24,798	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	chester
Zip(s)	23831

Chester, VA, 23831 Population

	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
Male	12,162	49.04%	49.06%
Female	12,636	50.96%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.2		35.3

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	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
18 years and over	18,059	72.82%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,163	69.21%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,623	10.58%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,124	8.57%	12.43%

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	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
White	20,589	83.03%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,930	11.82%	12.32%
Asian	579	2.33%	3.64%
Some other race	338	1.36%	5.46%
Two or more races	362	1.46%	2.43%

Chester, VA, 23831 Housing

	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
Total households	9,251		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,034	76.04%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,217	23.96%	31.94%

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	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
Total housing units	9,569		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	342	3.57%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,251	96.68%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,355	76.86%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,896	19.81%	30.77%

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	Chester, VA, 23831	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	56	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,853	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,426	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,473	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	466	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	62	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	5	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	125,300	119,600

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	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,696	18.33%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,835	30.65%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,908	20.62%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,516	16.39%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	772	8.35%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	506	5.47%	9.65%

Chester, VA, 23831 Education

	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,617		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	441	6.66%	6.47%
Kindergarten	364	5.5%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,302	49.9%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,328	20.07%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,182	17.86%	22.81%

Chester, VA, 23831 Economy

	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
Population 16 years and over	18,679		217,168,077
In labor force	13,396	71.72%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,240	70.88%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,826	68.67%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	414	2.22%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	156	0.84%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,283	28.28%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,593	51.36%	51.66%
In labor force	6,056	32.42%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,018	32.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,817	31.14%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,909	10.22%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,148		12,787,501

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	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,258		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	388	4.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	297	3.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	745	8.05%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,006	10.87%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,461	15.78%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,411	26.04%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,583	17.1%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,035	11.18%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	212	2.29%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	120	1.3%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	56,807		41,994

	Chester, VA, 23831	%, Chester, VA, 23831	United States
With earnings	8,123	43.49%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	62,344		56,604
With Social Security income	1,817	9.73%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,725		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	228	1.22%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,563		6,320
With public assistance income	201	1.08%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,896		3,032
With retirement income	1,794	9.6%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,502		17,376

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