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Chester, Virginia

A city-market profile built from 2 primary-city ZIP areas representing an estimated 54,827 residents.

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Follow Your Heart Index | National #245 of 129162.8Official whole-life balance across all five components
Partner Availability | National #81863.1100.0% coverage
Settlement Feasibility | National #33259.1100.0% coverage
Economic Capacity | National #36075.3100.0% coverage
Relationship Environment | National #50837.5100.0% coverage
Opportunity Strength | National #26276.5100.0% coverage

Population by life stage

Under 1812,494 | 22.8%
18 to 244,551 | 8.3%
25 to 347,176 | 13.1%
35 to 5415,040 | 27.4%
55 to 647,394 | 13.5%
65 and older8,172 | 14.9%

Marital landscape

Married23,855 | 52.3%
Never married14,368 | 31.5%
Divorced4,275 | 9.4%
Separated817 | 1.8%
Widowed2,296 | 5.0%

Community

Who calls this city market home?

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Mexican origin and birth in Mexico answer different questions. Neither changes the Follow Your Heart Index.

Hispanic and Latino origins

Not Hispanic or Latino · 47,857 estimated people

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Hispanic and Latino origins — separate Census measures
CommunityEstimated peopleLocal share
Not Hispanic or Latino47,85787.29%
Puerto Rican1,6072.93%
Mexican1,5832.89%
Salvadoran1,3092.39%
Honduran4360.80%
Guatemalan3420.62%
Dominican2900.53%
Peruvian2740.50%
Panamanian2470.45%
Cuban1790.33%
Ecuadorian1580.29%
Costa Rican1190.22%
Bolivian710.13%
Spanish660.12%
Spaniard570.10%
Venezuelan450.08%
Uruguayan400.07%
Colombian270.05%
Argentinean240.04%

Indigenous identities

American Indian and Alaska Native, not specified (AIAN alone) · 148 estimated people

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AIAN-alone survey responses; not tribal enrollment. A missing estimate is not a zero. Rankings require at least 99.99% population coverage.

Ancestry responses

English · 6,171 estimated people

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Ancestry responses — separate Census measures
CommunityEstimated peopleLocal share
English6,17111.26%
German4,6438.47%
Irish4,5658.33%
American3,6076.58%
Italian1,6543.02%
European7711.41%
Scottish7611.39%
Polish6791.24%
African5681.04%
French (except Basque)5491.00%
Scotch-Irish5430.99%
Jamaican5250.96%
Iranian3180.58%
Haitian2420.44%
Norwegian2080.38%
Portuguese1850.34%
Dutch1660.30%
Other Subsaharan African1590.29%
Czech1290.24%
British1280.23%
Welsh1010.18%
Canadian900.16%
Scandinavian890.16%
Nigerian860.16%
French Canadian850.16%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian830.15%
Romanian800.15%
Greek720.13%
Brazilian690.13%
Austrian640.12%
Russian590.11%
Slovak580.11%
Slavic570.10%
Swedish560.10%
Eastern European490.09%
Hungarian480.09%
Lithuanian450.08%
Serbian390.07%
Senegalese370.07%
Ukrainian310.06%
Other Arab280.05%
Jordanian270.05%
Ethiopian240.04%
Swiss240.04%
Cape Verdean220.04%
Croatian220.04%
Egyptian220.04%
Belgian180.03%
Guyanese180.03%
West Indian160.03%
Danish150.03%
Kenyan140.03%
Lebanese130.02%
U.S. Virgin Islander130.02%
Finnish100.02%

Detailed Asian identities

Asian Indian · 718 estimated people

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Detailed Asian identities — separate Census measures
CommunityEstimated peopleLocal share
Asian Indian7181.31%
Chinese3040.55%
Vietnamese2730.50%
Korean1700.31%
Filipino1190.22%
Pakistani530.10%
Uzbek170.03%
Thai140.03%

Where residents were born

Thailand · 129 estimated people

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Where residents were born — separate Census measures
CommunityEstimated peopleLocal share
Thailand1290.24%
Iran1050.19%
Trinidad and Tobago830.15%
Syria680.12%
Jordan270.05%
Brazil240.04%
Canada240.04%
Ethiopia240.04%
Hong Kong240.04%
Northern America240.04%
Cabo Verde220.04%
Egypt220.04%
French180.03%
Uzbekistan170.03%
United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies)150.03%
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland150.03%
Kenya140.03%
Saudi Arabia70.01%
Belarus60.01%

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Economic, housing and mobility context

Median household income$89,584
Employment rate62.0%
Typical home value$391,667
Typical rent$1,767
Mortgage access63.8
Migration opportunity95.9
Commute under 30 minutes59.9%
Poverty rate5.9%

ZIP areas in this city market

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ZIPHeart IndexPartnerSettlementEconomicRelationshipOpportunity
2383161.359.658.474.337.375.4
2383666.471.661.177.937.979.3

Follow Your Heart ZIP rankings within this city market

City ZIP rankZIPState ZIP rankNational ZIP rankHeart Index
#123836#34#80566.4
#223831#114#3,44261.3