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Chester, VA vs Glen Allen, VA

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- Glen Allen is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Glen Allen.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Glen Allen.
 Chester, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,783329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201019,918  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,562285,036,114
 Population - 199014,986  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,680.393.4
 Land Area13.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock25.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Married Population53.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households8,544  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,27380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,344  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews
Jules · Spring, TX
Chester VA - What a lovely area
Over 18 years ago

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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Michele · Oxford, PA
Chester's Not a Bad Place To Live
Over 18 years ago

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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Steven · Chester, VA
Chester - Bedroom Community to Richmond, VA
Over 19 years ago

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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C · Midlothian, VA
City or County, it does not matter. DO NOT brin
Over 10 years ago

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Renee · Glen Allen, VA
Glen Allen
Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Michael · Midlothian, VA
one of the best areas
Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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