Census-designated place · Chesterfield County, Virginia

Midlothian, Virginia

Midlothian is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, part of the Richmond, VA metro area. It has 19,120 residents. Midlothian, Virginia has a quality-of-life score of 89 out of 100 (very high), ranking #1,775 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Virginia it ranks #115 of 375 cities and towns. It ranks best on child poverty rate (low), poverty rate (low) and lack of reliable transportation (low). It ranks worst on mental health care shortage (high), public libraries (low) and homicide rate (high).

89Very high

Quality-of-life score: #1,775 of 15,651 cities and towns
Virginia: #115 of 375 in VA
Population: 19,120 (2020-2024)
Land area: 9 mi²
Density: 2,231.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 5151560

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety49#7,907/15,637
Economy95#803/15,631
Housing38#9,220/14,977
Health83#2,600/15,609
Healthcare82#2,780/15,650
Environment95#718/15,453
Education94#868/15,649
Infrastructure86#2,119/15,650
Community70#4,676/15,651
Leisure & amenities37#9,831/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Midlothian, Virginia ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Chesterfield County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Child poverty rate · low0.3%
100/100Virginia 11.8%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Poverty rate · low3.2%
93/100Virginia 9.8%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Lack of reliable transportation · low5.2%
93/100Virginia 7.7%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Voter turnout · high77.7%
93/100Virginia 70.7%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionChesterfield County value
Food insecurity · low8.0%
92/100Virginia 13.5%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low1.9%
92/100Virginia 8.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010

Weaknesses

Mental health care shortage · high18.0
11/100Virginia 14.8United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationChesterfield County value
Public libraries · low0.3 /10k
17/100Virginia 0.4 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesChesterfield County value
Homicide rate · high6.0 /100k
21/100Virginia 4.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataChesterfield County value
Restaurants and bars · low6.2 /10k
22/100Virginia 8.4 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsChesterfield County value
Grocery stores · low1.3 /10k
29/100Virginia 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsChesterfield County value
Public EV charging ports · low3.1 /10k
32/100Virginia 6.2 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyChesterfield County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
18,054 (2016-2020) → 19,120 (2020-2024)
+5.9%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
50.6% (2016-2020) → 58.0% (2020-2024)
+7.4 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
54.1% (2016-2020) → 58.1% (2020-2024)
+4 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Child poverty rateImproving
3.7% (2016-2020) → 0.3% (2020-2024)
−3.3 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$94,984 (2016-2020) → $110,084 (2020-2024)
+16%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
4.6% (2016-2020) → 1.9% (2020-2024)
−2.7 pts4 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.4% → 9.8%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Midlothian, Virginia over five years.

Cities and towns like Midlothian, Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Midlothian, Virginia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Midlothian, Virginia five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

19,120 residents (±1,124)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29†
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

19,120 residents (±1,124)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

White70%13,338
Black13%2,529
Hispanic or Latino4.6%†875

Education

12,891 residents (±606)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

No high school diploma2.8%†356
High school or GED15%1,989
Some college16%2,091

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

7,745 households (±393)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $25k7.2%†557
$25k–50k12%†921
$50k–75k14%1,047
$75k–100k13%†1,009
$100k–150k20%1,569
$150k–200k15%1,125
$200k or more20%1,517

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

7,745 households (±393)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Own74%5,695
Rent26%2,050

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,991 households (±358)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $7501.2%†23
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50020%†407

Home values

5,695 homes (±445)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $150k2.8%†158
$150k–250k4.1%†235
$250k–400k40%2,304

Age of homes

7,936 homes (±398)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

2010 or later24%1,873
2000–200930%2,343
1980–199938%3,014
1960–1979

Size of homes

7,936 homes (±398)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Studio1.6%†124
1 bedroom9.5%756
2 bedrooms21%1,632

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

10,157 workers (±766)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Drive alone75%7,578
Carpool3.1%†312
Public transit0.1%†7
Walk0.4%†37
Bike0.0%0
Work from home22%2,189
Other0.3%†34

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

7,968 workers (±784)

Midlothian, Virginia
Virginia share

Under 15 min21%1,660
15–29 min48%3,800
30–44 min24%1,907
45–59 min

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Richmond, VA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Chesterfield County, the county holding most of Midlothian's residents.

Chesterfield County has 8,257 employer establishments, 214 for every 10,000 residents (0.86× the US rate of 248; 0.89× Virginia's), with 124,728 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,580. The Census Bureau also counts 33,517 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 8,257; 33,517 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 214; US 248 · Virginia 241
Paid employees: 124,728
Average annual pay: $57,580; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Chesterfield County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	792	20.6	0.99×About typical	9,189	$72,431	1,566
Specialty trade contractors	695	18	1.17×About typical	8,003	$64,217	2,272
Restaurants and other eating places	556	14.4	0.79×Fewer than typical	12,327	$22,423	172
Lessors of real estate	413	10.7	0.87×About typical	1,119	$54,120	2,945
Construction of buildings	324	8.4	1.11×About typical	1,868	$83,778	1,201
Services to buildings and dwellings	309	8	1.19×About typical	2,761	$43,721	1,924
Limited-service restaurants	269	7	0.87×About typical	6,064	$19,791	70
Offices of other health practitioners	251	6.5	1.07×About typical	1,666	$47,238	807
Management, scientific and technical consulting	249	6.5	0.96×About typical	1,550	$82,931	1,356
Full-service restaurants	248	6.4	0.84×About typical	5,717	$25,142	73
Building equipment contractors	225	5.8	0.97×About typical	4,176	$68,382	447
Offices of physicians	224	5.8	0.90×About typical	3,256	$106,536	319

Rank places for an industry Open Chesterfield County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 385,138 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $1.2M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Midlothian, Virginia: $62.73 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.2M; −21% vs FY2025
Per resident: $62.73; US $1,994
Sole-source: 77%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$1.2M98%
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$60.9K5.1%
Offices, Boards and Divisions$1,6810.1%
Defense Logistics Agency$3100.0%

Top recipients

GXM TECHNOLOGIES LLC$1.1M95%
HALEY LAW PLLC$60.9K5.1%
COWAN COUNSELING & DISABILITY GROUP, P.C$1,6810.1%
LIFE AUTONOMOUS CARE CONSULTANTS, INC.$3100.0%
DANIEL A. HENRY CONSULTING, LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

187.3KFY2017
112.7KFY2018
23.6KFY2019
859.5KFY2020
507.1KFY2021
1.2MFY2022
1.2MFY2023
1.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$1.1M95%
Legal services · 5411$62.6K5.2%
Retail trade (NAICS 4599) · 4599$3100.0%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Midlothian, Virginia

BASE PERIOD$6.4M
GXM TECHNOLOGIES LLC· Chesterfield County, VA· Research & development· Sep 21, 2018 – Feb 9, 2026· W911NF18F0043
JOINT EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (JEOD) PROGRAM WITH THE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF LEADING-EDGE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY (ARL) INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATIVE APPLICATIONS PROGRAM (ITAP).$4.3M
GXM TECHNOLOGIES LLC· Chesterfield County, VA· Professional services· Sep 27, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026· W911NF24C0097
FIRST TASK ORDER FOR FRAMEWORK FOR AT/FP SUPPORT (FAST) IDIQ U438170$506.9K
GXM TECHNOLOGIES LLC· Chesterfield County, VA· Research & development· Dec 10, 2024 – Jan 29, 2026· W912HZ25F0046

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Midlothian, Virginia, so they do not add up across cities.

Midlothian, Virginia's figures are part of those of Chesterfield County, VA ($59.1M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Midlothian is mostly in Chesterfield County.

See federal money in Chesterfield County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Midlothian, Virginia is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Chesterfield County89100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Richmond, VA78

Other cities and towns in Chesterfield County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Midlothian, Virginia five years ago that improved