Chesterfield County vs. Powhatan County

Chesterfield County (VA)Powhatan County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)348,55629,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.2%4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)316,23928,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010316,23628,046
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%18.2%
Female persons, percent51.8%48.2%
White alone, percent68.4%87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent24.3%9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.7%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.1%86.0%
Veterans, 2014-201825,4702,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)132,35611,103
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%89.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$231,700$271,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,573$1,570
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$490$479
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,226$1,046
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.3%1.9%
Building permits, 20182,260191
Households, 2014-2018123,01010,178
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.0%90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.8%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.9%28.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.0%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.1%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)514,49017,099
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,729,43351,005
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,657,329264,151
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,381$9,393
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.431.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$80,214$83,914
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,641$35,641
Persons in poverty, percent7.6%6.9%
Total employer establishments, 20177,465694
Total employment, 2017114,2395,237
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,960,889198,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,2282,145
All firms, 201223,3112,333
Men-owned firms, 201212,3331,372
Women-owned firms, 20128,455703
Minority-owned firms, 20126,470228
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,9282,055
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,847115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,2742,062
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.4%25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010747.1107.8
Land area in square miles, 2010423.30260.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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