Chesterfield County vs. Powhatan County
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Chesterfield County (VA) Powhatan County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 348,556 29,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.2% 4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 316,239 28,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 316,236 28,046
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.8% 18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.9% 18.2%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 48.2%
White alone, percent 68.4% 87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.3% 9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.2% 2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.1% 86.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 25,470 2,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.4% 2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 132,356 11,103
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.5% 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, 2009-2013 15.3% 1.9%
Building permits, 2018 2,260 191
Households, 2014-2018 123,010 10,178
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.73 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.0% 90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.5% 1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.8% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.1% 87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 39.9% 28.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.0% 9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.1% 56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.6% 57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 514,490 17,099
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,729,433 51,005
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,657,329 264,151
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,381 $9,393
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.4 31.9
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, percent 7.6% 6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 7,465 694
Total employment, 2017 114,239 5,237
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 4,960,889 198,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.4% 5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 24,228 2,145
All firms, 2012 23,311 2,333
Men-owned firms, 2012 12,333 1,372
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,455 703
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,470 228
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 15,928 2,055
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,847 115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 19,274 2,062
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.3% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.8% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 747.1 107.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.30 260.22
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.