Moving to Chesterfield, South Carolina
Population: 1,318. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,338 (+1.5% change)
Males: 592 (44.9%), Females: 726 (55.1%)
Zip code: 29709
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $25,833
Median house value: $68,200
Population by Race
Races in Chesterfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.1%)
- Black (34.7%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), English (5.3%), German (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%), Irish (3.2%).
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chesterfield
- High school or higher: 71.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chesterfield town
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 14.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -211 (-13.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chesterfield:
- CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CHERAW, SC)
- ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WADESBORO, NC)
- CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chesterfield:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
- SHAW AFB (about 59 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 60 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chesterfield:
- CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 10 miles; CHERAW, SC; Abbreviation: 47J)
- PAGELAND (about 17 miles; PAGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: PYG)
- ANSON COUNTY (about 20 miles; WADESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: AFP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesterfield:
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 60 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 63 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
Public primary/middle schools in Chesterfield:
- EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 116 EDWARDS RD.; Grades: PK – 05)
- CHESTERFIELD-RUBY MIDDLE (Students: 449; Location: 14445 HIGHWAY 9; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Chesterfield:
- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $381,695; Location: 119 W. MAIN STREET; 69,136 books; 660 audio materials; 545 video materials; 229 serial subscriptions)