Demographics of Chesterfield city, Missouri

Chesterfield city, Missouri had 49,309 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −637 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chesterfield city, in four figures

49,309
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,574 ±48.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −637 people.; 47.2 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $133,037 ±$6,243
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chesterfield city, Missouri's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chesterfield city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chesterfield city, Missouri's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chesterfield city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,946	100.0	100.0
2021	49,745	99.6	100.2
2022	49,364	98.8	100.7
2023	49,278	98.7	101.6
2024	49,372	98.9	102.5
2025	49,309	98.7	103.1

Population of Chesterfield city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,946	—
2021	49,745	−201
2022	49,364	−381
2023	49,278	−86
2024	49,372	+94
2025	49,309	−63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±1.3: for men 44.3 ±1.7 and for women 49.5 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chesterfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	2,331 ±335	4.7% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,149 ±725	16.4% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,945 ±497	5.9% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,132 ±707	20.4% ±1.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,376 ±925	27.0% ±1.9	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,641 ±771	25.5% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $133,037 ±$6,243, and income per person $75,850 ±$3,485, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chesterfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,408 ±301	6.8% ±1.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,956 ±359	9.4% ±1.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,963 ±305	9.4% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,481 ±386	11.9% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,812 ±453	18.3% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,721 ±443	13.1% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,470 ±524	31.1% ±2.4	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chesterfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,913 ±502	3.9% ±1.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	96 to 402	0.9% to 3.9%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	853 ±319	3.7% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	811 ±277	5.2% ±1.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chesterfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chesterfield city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	21,603 ±574	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±3.5	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±2.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±1.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$472,500 ±$9,296	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,644 ±$68	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chesterfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,634 ±517	3.3% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,471 ±1,299	73.6% ±2.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,903 ±573	3.8% ±1.2	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,566 ±871	13.2% ±1.8	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 75	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	83 to 397	0.2% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,719 ±651	5.5% ±1.3	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chesterfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	25,226 ±1,188	50.9% ±2.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,122 ±1,037	32.5% ±2.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	308 ±145	0.6% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,918 ±813	16.0% ±1.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,543 ±846	9.2% ±1.7	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,375 ±672	6.8% ±1.4	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chesterfield city among the places of Missouri

13th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Chesterfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
St. Joseph city	71,236 ±30
Blue Springs city	59,965 ±52
St. Peters city	59,092 ±49
Joplin city	52,593 ±47
Florissant city	51,773 ±99
Chesterfield city	49,574 ±48
Wentzville city	47,061 ±39
Jefferson City city	42,488 ±65
Cape Girardeau city	40,344 ±70
Oakville CDP	35,333 ±1,793
Wildwood city	35,133 ±55

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Chesterfield city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 1 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 2 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 7 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 9 Places in Missouri by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026