Quick Facts

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:
  1. Hull Street Road Technology Zone
  2. Jefferson Davis Technology Zone
  3. Meadowdale Meadowbrook Technology Zone
  4. Midlothian Technology Zone
  5. 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.