Chesterfield, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 46,802. Estimated population in July 2024: 47,020 (+0.5% change)
Males: 22,371 (47.8%), Females: 24,431 (52.2%)

St. Louis County

Zip codes: 63005, 63017.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $83,802
Median house value: $238,300

Population by Race

Races in Chesterfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
  • Chinese (2.3%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (31.1%), Irish (16.1%), English (13.3%), United States (6.3%), Italian (5.8%), Russian (5.1%).

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 31.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chesterfield

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 60.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chesterfield city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

8.0% Foreign born (4.4% Asia, 1.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +4,412 (+10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Chesterfield:

  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (232 S WOODS MILL RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chesterfield:

  • RANKEN JORDAN A PEDIATRIC REHAB (about 7 miles; CREVE COEUR, MO)
  • BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
  • ST JOHNS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chesterfield:

  • SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 7 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
  • LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
  • ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 40 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chesterfield:

  • CREVE COEUR (about 6 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: 1H0)
  • ST CHARLES (about 13 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: 3SQ)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 21 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)

Amtrak station near Chesterfield:

  • 12 miles: KIRKWOOD (110 W. ARGONNE RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Chesterfield:

  • LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC (Full-time enrollment: 837; Location: 1851 SCHOETTLER RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.logan.edu)
  • NORTH COUNTY TECHNICAL SPECIAL SCHOOL DIST-WEST (Location: 13480 S OUTER FORTY RD; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesterfield:

  • MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 7 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 12 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,507)
  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
  • WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,252)
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 19 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)

Schools

Public high schools in Chesterfield:

  • MARQUETTE SR. HIGH (Students: 2,110; Location: 2351 CLARKSON RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,403; Location: 369 N WOODS MILL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chesterfield:

  • WEST MIDDLE (Students: 1,079; Location: 2312 BAXTER RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 1,023; Location: 471 N WOODS MILL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED. (Students: 624; Location: 2730 VALLEY RD; Grades: PK – PK)
  • CHESTERFIELD ELEM. (Students: 619; Location: 17700 WILD HORSE CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KEHRS MILL ELEM. (Students: 574; Location: 2650 KEHRS MILL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WILD HORSE ELEM. (Students: 573; Location: 16695 WILD HORSE CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. (Students: 489; Location: 15399 APPALACHIAN TRAIL; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GREEN TRAILS ELEM. (Students: 472; Location: 170 PORTICO DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. (Students: 438; Location: 15380 HIGHCROFT DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RIVER BEND ELEM. (Students: 297; Location: 224 RIVER VALLEY DR; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Chesterfield:

  • ASCENSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 579; Location: 238 SANTA MARIA DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • INCARNATE WORD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 13416 OLIVE BOULEVARD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CHESTERFIELD DAY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 1100 WHITE ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • LINDA VISTA CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 1633 KEHRS MILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE (Students: 103; Location: 14000 LADUE ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • WEST COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: POB 6852; Grades: KG – 6)
  • ST JOSEPH INSTITUTE FOR DEAF (Students: 71; Location: 1809 CLARKSON RD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • WESTWOOD S.D.A. JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 14; Location: 14760 CONWAY RD; Grades: 1 – 10)