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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chester is $27,223, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Chester median household income is $60,570, which has grown by 13.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chester residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #248

Chester, VA	27,223 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VA	35,652 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VA	41,389 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester, VA	30,753 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #200

Chester, VA	60,570 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chester, VA	69,635 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #271

Chester, VA	13.92%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chester, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.21%	$7,437, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.06%	$19,669, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.62%	$7,243, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.02%	$23,735, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chester, VA	71,055 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chester, VA	80,367 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$61,309, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$58,889, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,284, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$76,797, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$91,528, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$33,051, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,896, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,012, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$47,500, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,674, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	7,422, 44.51%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,351, 72.10%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	104, 1.40%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,247, 70.70%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,901, 93.41%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	346, 6.59%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,071, 27.90%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	9,252, 55.49%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,586, 60.38%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.23%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,565, 60.15%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,979, 89.47%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	586, 10.53%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,666, 39.62%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,874, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,320, 84.26%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	948, 9.60%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 0.18%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	61, 0.62%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	59, 0.60%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	468, 4.74%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chester, VA	22.7 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,880	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	4,901, 49.61%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,543, 31.48%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	475, 9.69%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	954, 19.47%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	779, 15.89%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	682, 13.92%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	4,979, 50.39%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,975, 39.67%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	851, 17.09%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,933, 38.82%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.32%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.26%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	169, 3.39%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chester, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,880, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 0.16%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,028, 10.40%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	781, 7.90%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	414, 4.19%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,139, 11.53%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	560, 5.67%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	98, 0.99%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	600, 6.07%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,230, 12.45%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,922, 19.45%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	820, 8.30%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	946, 9.57%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	326, 3.30%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chester, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,978	9.27%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	303	5.47%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.