Chesterfield County summary
Chesterfield County is estimated to have the highest population in the Richmond region with nearly 308,000 persons, or 32 percent of the region’s total, in 2009. New Kent County has had the highest percentage increase in population with 32 percent since 2000.
Employment in Chesterfield County decreased 4.4 percent, or 5,329 jobs, between the second quarters of 2008 and 2009, while the Richmond region decreased 4.3 percent.
The unemployment rate in Chesterfield was 6.8 percent for 2009, below the regional average of 7.4 percent. Only Hanover had a lower unemployment rate in the Richmond region at 6.6 percent.
Personal income in Chesterfield surpassed $12.5 billion in 2007, increasing by an annual average of 8.5 percent since 1997. Meanwhile, per capita income reached over $41,888 in 2007, increasing by an annual average of 4.5 percent since 1998. Henrico County had the highest total personal income ($12.8 billion), and Goochland, Henrico and Richmond all had higher per capita income than Chesterfield in 2006 ($58,642, $44,079, $43,011 respectively).
Approximately 27 percent of the region’s taxable sales were in Chesterfield County, while Henrico County had 37 percent of the region’s share in 2009. Chesterfield had over $3.3 billion in taxable sales in 2009. Of the region’s top five highest-paying employment sectors, Chesterfield accounted for 16 percent of the region’s total. Henrico, with 43 percent, and Richmond, with 29 percent, both had greater shares of the region’s five highest-paying sectors.
The average weekly wage in Chesterfield was $768 in 2009, an increase of 1.1 percent over 2008, and an increase of 12 percent over 2005. Richmond city had an average weekly wage of $960 in 2009, an increase of 0.6 percent over 2008, and Henrico had and average weekly wage of $855, a decrease of 1.9 percent over 2008.
There was approximately $21 million of announced investment in Chesterfield in 2009, accounting for 401 jobs in one new and four expanded businesses. The Richmond region had a total announced investment of nearly $256 million in 2009, potentially creating 2,500 new jobs in 24 expanded and eight new businesses.
Tourists in the Richmond region spent over $1.8 billion in 2008. Henrico County captured 37 percent of this amount ($668 million), while Chesterfield captured 20 percent, or $369 million.
Employment in Chesterfield County decreased 4.4 percent, or 5,329 jobs, between the second quarters of 2008 and 2009, while the Richmond region decreased 4.3 percent.
The unemployment rate in Chesterfield was 6.8 percent for 2009, below the regional average of 7.4 percent. Only Hanover had a lower unemployment rate in the Richmond region at 6.6 percent.
Personal income in Chesterfield surpassed $12.5 billion in 2007, increasing by an annual average of 8.5 percent since 1997. Meanwhile, per capita income reached over $41,888 in 2007, increasing by an annual average of 4.5 percent since 1998. Henrico County had the highest total personal income ($12.8 billion), and Goochland, Henrico and Richmond all had higher per capita income than Chesterfield in 2006 ($58,642, $44,079, $43,011 respectively).
Approximately 27 percent of the region’s taxable sales were in Chesterfield County, while Henrico County had 37 percent of the region’s share in 2009. Chesterfield had over $3.3 billion in taxable sales in 2009. Of the region’s top five highest-paying employment sectors, Chesterfield accounted for 16 percent of the region’s total. Henrico, with 43 percent, and Richmond, with 29 percent, both had greater shares of the region’s five highest-paying sectors.
The average weekly wage in Chesterfield was $768 in 2009, an increase of 1.1 percent over 2008, and an increase of 12 percent over 2005. Richmond city had an average weekly wage of $960 in 2009, an increase of 0.6 percent over 2008, and Henrico had and average weekly wage of $855, a decrease of 1.9 percent over 2008.
There was approximately $21 million of announced investment in Chesterfield in 2009, accounting for 401 jobs in one new and four expanded businesses. The Richmond region had a total announced investment of nearly $256 million in 2009, potentially creating 2,500 new jobs in 24 expanded and eight new businesses.
Tourists in the Richmond region spent over $1.8 billion in 2008. Henrico County captured 37 percent of this amount ($668 million), while Chesterfield captured 20 percent, or $369 million.
