Chesterfield, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

49,574

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.2

0.64% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.92%

18.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$133,037

0.257% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Chesterfield, MO is home to a population of 49.6k people, from which 93.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.8% of Chesterfield, MO residents were born outside of the country (7.83k people).

In 2024, there were 5.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.5k people) in Chesterfield, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.57k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.2%

2024 Citizenship

93.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.2% of Chesterfield, MO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chesterfield, MO was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chesterfield, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chesterfield, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
36.5k ± 1.3k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.57k ± 871
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 573

3.3%

Hispanic Population

1.63k people

3.3% of the people in Chesterfield, MO are hispanic (1.63k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chesterfield, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

15.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.83k people

15.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.9k people

As of 2024, 15.8% of Chesterfield, MO residents (7.83k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chesterfield, MO was 15.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chesterfield, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
898 ± 184
Korea
243 ± 107
Gulf War (1990s)
167 ± 92

Chesterfield, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chesterfield, MO.

Economy

The economy of Chesterfield, MO employs 24.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chesterfield, MO were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,127 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,499 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,602 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($208,393), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($200,352), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($144,549).

Employment

Occupations

24.1k

2024 Value

± 1,305

−2.25%

1 Year decline

± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chesterfield, MO declined at a rate of −2.25%, from 24.6k employees to 24.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chesterfield, MO, are Management Occupations (4,466 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,758 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,640 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chesterfield, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

24.1k

2024 Value

± 1,305

−2.25%

1 Year decline

± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chesterfield, MO declined at a rate of −2.25%, from 24.6k employees to 24.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chesterfield, MO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,127 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,499 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,602 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chesterfield, MO, though some of these residents may live in Chesterfield, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$105,398

Median earning men ± $5,909

$68,597

Median earning women ± $6,565

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($192,964), Construction ($145,347), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($120,864), Information ($106,667), and Construction ($100,469).

Education

The student population of Chesterfield, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 619 male students and 787 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chesterfield, MO are White (372 and 70.5%), Black or African American (67 and 12.7%), Unknown (25 and 4.73%), and Two or More Races (21 and 3.98%).

The largest universities in Chesterfield, MO by number of degrees awarded are Logan University (537 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Chesterfield, MO are Chiropractic (237 and 44.1%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (112 and 20.9%), and General Biological Sciences (62 and 11.5%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $9,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Chesterfield, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 64.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 77.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,406 (44% men and 56% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,406 students enrolled in Chesterfield, MO, 44% men and 56% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 913 records, of which 55% were women and 45% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Chiropractic

Most Common

237 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Chesterfield, MO was Chiropractic with 237 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Professional Doctorate from schools in Chesterfield, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Logan University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

537 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Logan University with 537 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 234 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chesterfield, MO, which is 0.772 times less than the 303 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 372 degrees mean that there were 5.55 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 67 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($9,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chesterfield, MO was $472,500 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $458,000 to $472,500, a 3.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Chesterfield, MO is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chesterfield, MO have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chesterfield, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$472,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,296

$16,143

Median Property Taxes

±$898

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chesterfield, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chesterfield, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.6%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Chesterfield, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chesterfield, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$133,037

Median Household Income

± $6,243

20.8k

Number of Households

± 1,066

In 2024, the median household income of the 20.8k households in Chesterfield, MO declined from $133,037 from the previous year's value of $133,380.

The following chart displays the households in Chesterfield, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chesterfield, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.3%)
Worked At Home (26.6%)
Carpooled (4.43%)

In 2024, 67.3% of workers in Chesterfield, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.6%) and those who carpooled to work (4.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chesterfield, MO have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Chesterfield, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chesterfield, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chesterfield, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chesterfield, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chesterfield, MO (1.91k out of 48.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chesterfield, MO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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