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Colonial Heights, VA vs Chester, VA

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- Chester is 0% more densely populated than Colonial Heights.
- People are 9.1% more likely to be married in Chester.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Chester.
 Colonial Heights, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,512329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201017,338  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,890285,036,114
 Population - 199016,064  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,704.393.4
 Land Area7.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colonial Heights, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Colonial Heights, VAChester, VAUnited States
 White70.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.7%12.2%
 Asian3.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colonial Heights, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Married Population48.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.7%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households7,465  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,20080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,442  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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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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