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Chester, VA vs Southern Pines, NC

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- Southern Pines is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 8.6% less likely to be married in Southern Pines.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Southern Pines.
 Chester, VASouthern Pines, NCUnited States
 Population22,51215,156329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%53.4%50.5%
 Male Population48.3%46.7%49.5%
 Median Age38.438.338.4
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 Population - 201019,91812,469309,327,143
 Population - 200017,89010,918285,036,114
 Population - 199014,9869,129251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now31.2%38.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.6%65.1%30.8%
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 Population Density1,704.3909.593.4
 Land Area13.216.73,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, VASouthern Pines, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%6.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.7%7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%3.1%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.1%2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%3.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.0%4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%16.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.6%11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%10.7%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.8%4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%5.0%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.1%11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%7.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.7%5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, VASouthern Pines, NCUnited States
 White59.3%68.5%59.4%
 Black24.7%17.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%2.4%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%0.3%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%2.3%3.2%
 Hispanic9.1%9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, VASouthern Pines, NCUnited States
 Married Population53.3%48.7%49.8%
     Currently Married51.3%47.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%1.1%1.8%
 Single Population46.7%51.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%30.4%33.8%
 Divorced9.1%11.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%9.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.632.172.60
 Households8,5446,767124,010,992
 Family Households6,2003,81080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%30.5%30.5%
     Married couple, no children43.6%46.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,3442,95743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children21.7%8.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%14.0%10.8%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

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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Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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