Chesterfield

Population & Demographics

Chesterfield, MO

Chesterfield is home to 49,574 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,744 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,574
people
Population

49,574 residents

Median age 47.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Chesterfield population & demographics

Who lives in Chesterfield — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
49,574
Median age
47.2yrs
Median household income
$133,037
Median home value
$472,500
Median gross rent
$1,644/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
72.5%
Poverty rate
3.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Chesterfield

How Chesterfield breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White73.6%
Asian13.2%
Two or more races5.5%
Black3.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Chesterfield

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Chesterfield.

Chesterfield at a glance
Employed Residents
22,744
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
St. Louis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Chesterfield proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Chesterfield commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Chesterfield

22,744 commutes, one dot at a time

Chesterfield

Where 22,744 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Chesterfield, by worker count.

1Chesterfield0.0 mi3,193
2St. Louis16.8 mi2,975
3Creve Coeur6.2 mi1,487
4Maryland Heights6.9 mi1,391
5Clayton12.1 mi1,024
6Town and Country4.4 mi970
7O’Fallon12.5 mi678
8Berkeley13.3 mi547

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Chesterfield.

1St. Louis16.8 mi3,276
2Chesterfield0.0 mi3,193
3O’Fallon12.5 mi2,969
4Wildwood7.0 mi2,033
5St. Charles9.9 mi1,698
6St. Peters8.9 mi1,635
7Ballwin3.9 mi1,549
8Wentzville20.0 mi1,223

Top industries

The sectors that employ Chesterfield’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.3%
FIFinance and Insurance11.7%
RTRetail Trade8.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.5%
WSWholesale Trade7.1%
EDEducational Services5.7%
COConstruction4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Chesterfield

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps85%
5 Gbps85%
8 Gbps16%
See all internet providers in Chesterfield

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