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Brandermill, Virginia.

A community in Chesterfield County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Chesterfield County’s.

Living in Brandermill, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Brandermill, in Chesterfield County, had 13,730 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $107,396 a year and half less, against $101,931 across Chesterfield County; 8% of its people live below the poverty line. 70% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 30% are rented. Unemployment in Chesterfield County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.9% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 13,730 in the 2020 census; median age 42.8
Household income $107,396 the median, give or take $7,709 · Chesterfield County: $101,931
Unemployment 3.5% Chesterfield County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 70% lived in by their owners; 30% rented
  • 5,769households
  • 49%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 26 mintypical commute
  • 20%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Professional and business services16%
  • Other services12%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Government9%
  • Banks, insurance and property7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Chesterfield County had 148,684 jobs in 2025, 1.9% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 48° and 29°; warmest in July, 90° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 48° 29° F M A M J J 90° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 48° and 29°; warmest in July, 90° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 48° 29° F M A M J J 90° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 48° and lows near 29°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 69°. About 9 inches of snow and 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Richmond International Airport weather station, 19 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Brandermill

  1. Kroger Mid-Atlantic KMASupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores206
  2. TargetDiscount department stores174
  3. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores152
  4. Progressive DesignConsulting engineers' offices90
  5. Amara LogisticsLocal letter and parcel delivery services88
  6. Food LionGrocery stores87
  7. D.R. Horton, Inc. - Southern VirginiaNew single-family housing construction81
  8. The Fresh MarketSupermarkets and other grocery retailers except convenience retailers57

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 12 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,084 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingRelatively high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  3. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Brandermill’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Chesterfield County.