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Virginia·Chesterfield County
6 tracts·23K people·$327K median·1,758/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chester is $327,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Chester has 24,474 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.7; the population is 54.6% White, 22.3% Black, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.5% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 33.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
C.C. Wells Elementary (72%), Ecoff Elementary (72%) and C.E. Curtis Elementary (71%) lead the elementary schools; Thomas Dale High is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,603/month, 2% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Chester is $95,104 a year, 11% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Chester, median rent is $1,603/month and the median home value is $327,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Chester reported 2.0 violent crimes and 15.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Chesterfield County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chester are drought (80), earthquake (73) and winter weather (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.30g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chester, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).