ZIP 23831 · Chester
Who lives in ZIP code 23831 (Chester, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chester, VA · Chesterfield County
uszips 2026
People39,529
Median age38.9
Household income$95,750
Home value$336,445
Median rent$1,645/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+36.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Richmond, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 645 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,432
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
47.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,929.
Education (adults 25+)
43.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.3%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 49.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.1%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.7%
- Veterans
- 12.1%
- With a disability
- 12.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.