Details & Demographics
- Annual Report
- Population: 340,000 as of January 1, 2017
- Current Fiscal Year Budget
- Size: 437 square miles, the second-largest in the Richmond metropolitan region
- School System: 61 county public schools and 59,843 students (pre-k through 12), fifth largest in the state
- Labor Force*: 179,788
- Employed*: 173,260
- Unemployment Rate*: 3.6%, compared to the Richmond region at 3.7%.
- Median Household Income**: $72,609
- Education**: 36.9% of the population aged 25 and over has a bachelor's degree or higher
- Technology Zone Programs As of January 1, 2016, Chesterfield County contained five technology zones:
- Hull Street Road Technology Zone
- Jefferson Davis Technology Zone
- Meadowdale Meadowbrook Technology Zone
- Midlothian Technology Zone
- Walthall Technology Zone
*Data from Virginia Labor Market Information, December 2016. Not seasonally adjusted.
** Data from 2015 American Community Survey 5 year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.