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Chesterfield is a Census town of 1,465 people across 4.08 square miles of land, in Chesterfield County. Median household income is $44,526, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chesterfield
What Chesterfield is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.08 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land359 plus or minus 73
- County holding the largest share of its areaChesterfield County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesterfield
How many people live in Chesterfield
- Population1,465 plus or minus 297
- Median age48.3
- Population under 18369 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1825.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over356 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over24.3 percent
- Households591
- Family households371 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesterfield
Income and work in Chesterfield
- Median household income$44,526 plus or minus $9,175
- Per capita income$26,043
- Civilian labor force541 plus or minus 125
- Employed487 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over1,038
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.3 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chesterfield
- Housing units705
- Occupied units591
- Vacant units114 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate16.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied379
- Renter occupied212 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,200 plus or minus $49,937
- Median gross rent, monthly$760
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units552
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more127 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chesterfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute470 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes173 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.8 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more146 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone86.4 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesterfield
Flood risk in Chesterfield
- NFIP communityTown of Chesterfield
- NFIP community number450237
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/25/25
The Town of Chesterfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450237 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chesterfield County, not Chesterfield
Chesterfield County context, not Chesterfield figures
- Establishments in Chesterfield County690
- Covered employment, Chesterfield County14,200
- Average annual pay, Chesterfield County$49,211
- Housing units permitted, Chesterfield County147
Every figure in this section is published for Chesterfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chesterfield.
All Chesterfield County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chesterfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chesterfield, South Carolina?
1,465, in 591 households. Chesterfield town covers 4.08 square miles of land, which is 359 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chesterfield in?
Chesterfield County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chesterfield?
$44,526. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,200. Median gross rent is $760 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chesterfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chesterfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chesterfield, town of, community 450237, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chesterfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chesterfield County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chesterfield.
Is zoning published for Chesterfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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