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Chester, VA is a vibrant city with 22,512 residents and a population density of 1,777 people per square mile. The city is home to a variety of businesses such as Chesterfield Towne Center shopping mall, Walmart Supercenter, and the Virginia State University Bookstore. For outdoor activities, the area boasts multiple parks such as Point of Rocks Park and Falling Creek Park where there is plenty to do year-round including fishing, camping, biking trails and more. Organizations such as The Chester Lions Club are dedicated to helping the community and giving back through volunteer opportunities and donation drives. Additionally, there are several local sporting events hosted by the area's schools and teams ranging from football games to soccer tournaments.

The population in Chester is 22,512. There are 1,704 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Chester is 38.4, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Chester is 2.6, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Chester
- 53.3% are married
- 12.4% are divorced
- 27.4% are married with children
- 24.2% have children, but are single
Race in Chester

- 68.3% are White
- 19.4% are Black
- 1.7% are Asian
- 0.1% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 7.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 3.5% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleChester, VirginiaUnited States
  22,512.0329,725,481.0
  51.7%50.5%
  48.3%49.5%
  38.438.4
 
  22,098.0326,569,308.0
  19,918.0309,327,143.0
  17,890.0285,036,114.0
  14,986.0251,960,433.0
  31.2%15.6%
  56.6%30.8%
 
  1704.393.4
  13.2093531905.423
  0.069264836.791
 
  59.3%59.4%
  24.7%12.2%
  1.8%5.6%
  0.1%0.6%
  0.7%0.2%
  0.4%0.4%
  3.8%3.2%
  9.1%18.4%
 
  53.3%49.8%
  51.3%48.0%
  2.0%1.8%
  46.7%50.2%
  32.4%33.8%
  9.1%10.8%
  5.2%5.6%
 
  2.632.6
  8,544.0124,010,992.0
  6,200.080,755,759.0
  25.5%30.5%
  43.6%42.9%
  2,344.043,255,233.0
  21.7%15.8%
  9.2%10.8%
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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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