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Lake Ozark, MO vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Chester, is 6% more than it is in Lake Ozark and is 12% above the National Average.
- Lake Ozark unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Chester unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Lake Ozark, MOChester, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.1%37.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.7%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,875$34,539$37,638
 Household Income$74,094$78,673$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,024$91,195$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Ozark, MOChester, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%15.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.8%22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%10.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.9%3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Ozark, MOChester, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%18.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services5.5%1.5%1.8%
 Legal2.3%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care0.4%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.0%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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