Chesterfield County vs. Petersburg city County

	Chesterfield County (VA)	Petersburg city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	348,556	31,567
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.2%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	316,239	32,435
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	316,236	32,420
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	54.0%
White alone, percent	68.4%	17.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.3%	77.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	3.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.2%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.1%	15.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	25,470	2,721
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	3.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.5%	40.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$231,700	$108,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,573	$1,178
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$490	$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,226	$912
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.3%	34.1%
Households, 2014-2018	123,010	13,274
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	76.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.8%	78.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	65.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	15.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	514,490	39,101
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,338,305	437,746
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,729,433	560,130
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,657,329	334,459
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,381	$10,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.4	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$80,214	$36,135
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,641	$22,356
Persons in poverty, percent	7.6%	25.8%
All firms, 2012	23,311	1,480
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,333	693
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,455	520
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,470	831
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,928	502
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,847	194
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	19,274	1,119
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.3%	39.6%
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%	22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	747.1	1,413.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	423.30	22.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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