Chesterfield County is located in eastern Virginia. The County Seat is Chesterfield Court House and the largest city is Chester. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.chesterfield.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 332,499 and the 2010 census population was 316,231. The land area is 423.30 square miles and there are 747.1 persons per square mile.
69.9% of the population is White, 23.2% is Black or African American, 7.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.5% is two or more races. 90.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 36.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $226,500, there are 113,637 households, an average of 2.78 persons per household. The per capita income is $32,572, the median household income is $72,088, and 6.7% of the persons in Chesterfield County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 24,079. Retail sales (in $1000) were $4,615,854, and sales per capita were $15,419. The percentage of black-owned firms is 13.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.4%.
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Chesterfield County Official government website for Chesterfield County, Virginia. |
Codes Chesterfield County online code of ordinances searchable by keyword. |
Court Records | Circuit Chesterfield County Circuit Court case records and hearing dates. |
Court Records | General District Chesterfield County General District Court civil, criminal, and traffic case records, hearing dates, and service of process search. |
Maps Chesterfield County "GeoSpace" maps and applications, including county administration, environmental engineering, planning & zoning, public safety, real estate, parcel, capital improvement, and citizen gis maps. |
Permits Chesterfield County Department of Building Inspection permit status search, inspection schedules, and inspection results. |
Property | Assessment Chesterfield County property assessment database and property sales records. |
Property | GIS Chesterfield County GIS parcel search by map, address, tax ID, subdivision, or geocoder. |
Property | GIS Chesterfield County GIS real estate search, including parcel records, subdivisions, schools, and political districts. |
Restaurant Inspections Chesterfield County restaurant & food facility inspection reports from the Chesterfield Health District. |
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