2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bellwood, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Chester, is 75% more than it is in Bellwood and is 12% above the National Average.
- Bellwood unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Chester unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Bellwood, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.5%37.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,424$34,539$37,638
 Household Income$44,872$78,673$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,620$91,195$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bellwood, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.3%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.9%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%15.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.6%22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%10.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.2%3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bellwood, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%18.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library1.9%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.1%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.2%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.5%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.1%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.1%11.8%13.1%
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I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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