Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Chesterfield County has a population of 43,784 and has grown 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $116,200, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $49,235.

Home price
$116,200
Income
$49,235
Population
43,784
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$116,200county
Median gross rent$762county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$687county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,169county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$49,235county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate20.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.5%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$43,435county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.42%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24728county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.0%county
Traffic deaths50.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.6%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment6872county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population43,784county
Land area in square miles799county
People per square mile of land54.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents344county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in904county
Households that moved away863county
Average income of arriving households$50,094county
Average income of departing households$42,532county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year117county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.52 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F52 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,146 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.1%county
Homes heated by propane6.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband82.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk65.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.5county
Landslide risk54.8county
Hail risk65.1county
Earthquake risk78.1county
Tornado risk84.7county
Tropical cyclone risk91.0county
Extreme heat risk58.0county
Winter weather risk46.1county
Strong wind risk87.3county
Wildfire risk76.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chesterfield County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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