Charles City County vs. Chesterfield County

	Charles City County (VA)	Chesterfield County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,941	348,556
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.3%	10.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,256	316,239
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,256	316,236
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.7%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.2%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.6%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.8%
White alone, percent	43.8%	68.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	45.4%	24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.7%	61.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	592	25,470
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,378	132,356
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.6%	75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$168,900	$231,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,285	$1,573
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$370	$490
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$780	$1,226
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	15.3%
Building permits, 2018	17	2,260
Households, 2014-2018	2,856	123,010
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.7%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.4%	93.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.8%	89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.6%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.3%	39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	63.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,698	4,657,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,054	$14,381
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.7	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,192	$80,214
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,059	$36,641
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	7.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	150	7,465
Total employment, 2017	1,625	114,239
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	70,965	4,960,889
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.2%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	426	24,228
All firms, 2012	460	23,311
Men-owned firms, 2012	278	12,333
Women-owned firms, 2012	102	8,455
Minority-owned firms, 2012	148	6,470
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	272	15,928
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	67	2,847
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	351	19,274
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	13.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.6%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	39.7	747.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	182.82	423.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charles City county (VA) and Chesterfield county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.