Chesterfield

  1. Chesterfield Legal Resources
  2. Chesterfield Statistics
  3. Chesterfield Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Chesterfield Employment Information
  5. Chesterfield Family Information
  6. Chesterfield Education Information
  7. Chesterfield Public Benefits Information
  8. Chesterfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Chesterfield Legal Resources Back to top

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Chesterfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 37,405
  • Land Area (2000): 72.208 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7.211 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 13,967
Chesterfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 36,738 97.98%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 758 2.02%

Chesterfield Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chesterfield Employment Information Back to top
Chesterfield Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 14,258 13,232 1,026 7.19% 72
1991 14,339 13,073 1,266 8.83% 88
1992 14,552 13,375 1,177 8.09% 81
1993 14,625 13,725 900 6.15% 62
1994 14,849 14,081 767 5.17% 52
1995 15,086 14,432 654 4.34% 43
1996 15,453 14,811 642 4.15% 41
1997 15,646 15,083 563 3.60% 36
1998 15,848 15,312 536 3.38% 34
1999 16,168 15,629 539 3.33% 33
2000 21,325 20,670 655 3.07% 31
2001 21,138 20,188 951 4.50% 45
2002 20,875 19,786 1,089 5.22% 52
2003 20,769 19,581 1,188 5.72% 57
2004 20,638 19,450 1,188 5.76% 58
2005 20,661 19,450 1,211 5.86% 59
2006 20,602 19,344 1,258 6.11% 61
2007 20,380 19,059 1,321 6.48% 65
2008 20,317 18,856 1,461 7.19% 72
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 20,095 18,674 1,421 7.07% 71
Feb 2008 20,191 18,860 1,331 6.59% 66
Mar 2008 20,137 18,760 1,377 6.84% 68
Apr 2008 19,880 18,715 1,165 5.86% 59
May 2008 20,308 18,785 1,523 7.50% 75
Jun 2008 20,659 18,954 1,705 8.25% 83
Jul 2008 20,646 18,980 1,666 8.07% 81
Aug 2008 20,634 19,093 1,541 7.47% 75
Sep 2008 20,303 18,884 1,419 6.99% 70
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Chesterfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,955 18.23%
2. Construction 1,157 10.79%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 756 7.05%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 713 6.65%
5. Metal Manufactuing 585 5.45%
6. Public Administration 511 4.76%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 325 3.03%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 315 2.94%
9. Educational Services 291 2.71%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 283 2.64%
11. Repair and Maintenance 252 2.35%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 235 2.19%
13. Health Care 231 2.15%
14. Department and Other General Stores 203 1.89%
15. Finance and Insurance 194 1.81%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 179 1.67%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 157 1.46%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 132 1.23%
19. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 130 1.21%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 127 1.18%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,160 13.51%
2. Educational Services 962 11.21%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 700 8.15%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 554 6.45%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 505 5.88%
6. Public Administration 339 3.95%
7. Finance and Insurance 328 3.82%
8. Department and Other General Stores 324 3.77%
9. Social Assistance 238 2.77%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 235 2.74%
11. Construction 194 2.26%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 191 2.22%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 189 2.20%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 184 2.14%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 170 1.98%
16. Metal Manufactuing 154 1.79%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 151 1.76%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 140 1.63%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 102 1.19%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 93 1.08%

Chesterfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 982 9.15%
2. Other Production Occupations 691 6.44%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 687 6.40%
4. Engineers 564 5.26%
5. Other Management Occupations 494 4.61%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 370 3.45%
7. Computer Specialists 340 3.17%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 337 3.14%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 334 3.11%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 330 3.08%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 293 2.73%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 287 2.68%
13. Operations Managers Non Finance 264 2.46%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 258 2.41%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 256 2.39%
16. Business Operations Specialists 229 2.13%
17. Carpenters 216 2.01%
18. Top Executives 206 1.92%
19. Other Construction Trades 201 1.87%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 184 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 623 7.26%
2. Secretaries and Admins 525 6.12%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 387 4.51%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 366 4.26%
5. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 306 3.56%
6. Registered Nurses 287 3.34%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 283 3.30%
8. Other Production Occupations 278 3.24%
9. Other Management Occupations 270 3.15%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 268 3.12%
11. Cashiers 266 3.10%
12. Business Operations Specialists 264 3.08%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 250 2.91%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 204 2.38%
15. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 196 2.28%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 186 2.17%
17. Child Care Workers 185 2.15%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 176 2.05%
19. Other Healthcare Support 158 1.84%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 153 1.78%

Chesterfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 17,234 62.61%
15-35 hours 3,798 13.80%
1-14 hours 641 2.33%
No regular hours 5,851 21.26%

Chesterfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 583 3.11%
5 AM-5:29 AM 688 3.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,434 7.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,100 11.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,368 12.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,402 12.82%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,538 13.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,595 8.51%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 851 4.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 836 4.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 329 1.76%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 179 0.96%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,515 8.09%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,314 7.01%

Chesterfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 436 2.33%
5-9 1,550 8.27%
10-14 2,072 11.06%
15-19 2,185 11.66%
20-24 2,375 12.68%
25-29 1,302 6.95%
30-34 2,838 15.15%
35-39 927 4.95%
40-44 1,094 5.84%
45-59 2,310 12.33%
60-89 1,343 7.17%
At least 90 300 1.60%

Chesterfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 9,920 52.96%
30-44 6 0.03% 4,853 25.91%
45-59 0 0.00% 2,310 12.33%
At least 60 28 0.15% 1,615 8.62%

Chesterfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,697 8.88%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 16,891 88.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 41 0.21%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 34 0.18%
Color 6 Box Walked 69 0.36%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 371 1.94%

Chesterfield Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chesterfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 13,427 (37,260 people)
Families (2000): 10,234 (32,711 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,732
People at same address in 1995: 14,217
Chesterfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 442 3.29%
$10,000-$14,999 456 3.40%
$15,000-$19,999 459 3.42%
$20,000-$24,999 627 4.67%
$25,000-$29,999 694 5.17%
$30,000-$34,999 570 4.25%
$35,000-$39,999 646 4.81%
$40,000-$44,999 617 4.60%
$45,000-$49,999 516 3.84%
$50,000-$59,999 1,425 10.61%
$60,000-$74,999 1,949 14.52%
$75,000-$99,999 2,536 18.89%
$100,000-$124,999 1,445 10.76%
$125,000-$149,999 540 4.02%
$150,000-$199,999 357 2.66%
$200,000 or more 148 1.10%

Chesterfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,564 19.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,432 25.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 584 4.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,467 18.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 72 0.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,705 20.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 29 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,084 8.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 305 2.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 89 0.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Chesterfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 11,852 33.03%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,097 14.21%
Public Assistance 218 0.61%
Retirement 1,884 5.25%
Self Employment 1,187 3.31%
Social Security 2,001 5.58%
Supplemental Security 231 0.64%
Wage / Salary 11,665 32.51%
Other 1,746 4.87%

Chesterfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,768 44.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 4,746 55.74%

Chesterfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,026 7.47%
Color 1 Box Married 8,880 64.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,647 26.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 174 1.27%

Chesterfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,419 9.96%
Color 1 Box Married 8,870 62.25%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,005 21.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 955 6.70%

Chesterfield Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chesterfield Education Information Back to top
Chesterfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 624 2.36%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,727 10.32%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,284 31.35%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 8,331 31.52%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,428 9.19%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,912 11.02%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,121 4.24%

Chesterfield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 589 1.57% 201 0.54% 790 2.11%
Kindergarten 659 1.76% 107 0.29% 766 2.05%
Grades 1-4 2,487 6.65% 247 0.66% 2,734 7.31%
Grades 5-8 2,111 5.64% 132 0.35% 2,243 6.00%
Grades 9-12 2,131 5.70% 64 0.17% 2,195 5.87%
Undergrad college 1,824 4.88% 259 0.69% 2,083 5.57%
Graduate or professional school 357 0.95% 80 0.21% 437 1.17%
Total 10,158 27.16% 1,090 2.91% 11,248 30.07%

Chesterfield Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chesterfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chesterfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 35,421 95.25%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,765 4.75%

Chesterfield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chesterfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chesterfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,527 17.45%
10-19 Years 5,504 14.71%
20-29 Years 4,772 12.76%
30-39 Years 7,485 20.01%
40-49 Years 6,064 16.21%
50-59 Years 3,692 9.87%
60-69 Years 1,585 4.24%
70-79 Years 1,088 2.91%
80-89 Years 567 1.52%
90+ Years 121 0.32%

Chesterfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 18,560 49.62%
Color 1 Box Female 18,845 50.38%

Chesterfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 34,406 91.98%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,093 2.92%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 941 2.52%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 506 1.35%
Color 2 Box Asian 281 0.75%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 138 0.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 34 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.02%

Chesterfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 10,350 23.76%
2. Polish 6,877 15.79%
3. Italian 4,936 11.33%
4. Irish 4,574 10.50%
5. English 2,902 6.66%
6. French Non-Basque 2,740 6.29%
7. United States Or American 1,797 4.13%
8. French Canadian 1,184 2.72%
9. Scottish 944 2.17%
10. Belgian 844 1.94%

Chesterfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 31,809 92.80%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 714 2.08%
3. Italian 264 0.77%
4. Polish 237 0.69%
5. French 194 0.57%
6. German 170 0.50%
7. Other Slavic 165 0.48%
8. Serbo Croatian 151 0.44%
9. Arabic 149 0.43%
10. Other Indo European 147 0.43%

Chesterfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 36,005 96.02%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 770 2.05%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 721 1.92%

Chesterfield Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Chesterfield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.