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Chester, VA vs Irmo, SC

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- Irmo is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 8.3% more likely to be married in Irmo.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Irmo.
 Chester, VAIrmo, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,581329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.638.4
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 Population - 201019,918  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,039285,036,114
 Population - 199014,986  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,714.493.4
 Land Area13.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, VAIrmo, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, VAIrmo, SCUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock25.6%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  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, VAIrmo, SCUnited States
 Married Population53.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households8,544  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,35080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,344  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%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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Reviews for Irmo    9 Reviews
Stephen · Calera, AL
A hidden gem in an up and coming state.
Over 6 years ago

I grew up in near Annapolis MD but lived in both Savannah and Atlanta GA for twenty years. Moved to Columbia in 2009 working in IT for SC Dept of Education. Had an  More

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jmd · Irmo, SC
Evenly situated between the beach and the mountain
Over 13 years ago

...there's something for  More

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Thomas  · Irmo, SC
Moving to Irmo
Over 15 years ago

Any thing I should know about  More

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