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Chesapeake, VA

244,835 Population
338.5 square miles 723.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 36.8 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.5 ±0.2

Economics

$35,914 ±$2,007 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: $35,032 ±$585
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $40,635 ±$381
$77,847 ±$5,541 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: $69,329 ±$1,482
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $76,456 ±$842

8% ±2.2% (19,091  ±5,160) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 10.7% 180,581 (±0.6% / ±10,477)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 822,775 (±0.3% / ±24,460)

26.7 minutes ±0.5 (2,982,660  ±64,323) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 24.7 20,870,305 (±0.2 / ±166,767)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.7 113,970,800 (±0.1 / ±433,038)

Families

86,878 ±1,764 Number of households
  • the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 675,311 ±5,734
  • Virginia: 3,191,847 ±12,998
2.8 ±0.1 (239,884  ±1,502) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 2.5 1,697,100 (±0 / ±6,895)
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,290,622 (±0)

4.4% ±1.5% (2,565  ±850) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 5.4% † 22,479 (±0.6% / ±2,674)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 98,004 (±0.3% / ±5,464)

Housing

92,584 ±550 Number of housing units
  • the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 742,006 ±3,125
  • Virginia: 3,562,258 ±463

$290,900 ±$7,950 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: $255,900 ±$3,784
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $288,800 ±$2,150

13.7% ±2.2% (33,138  ±5,291.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 16.3% 284,400 (±0.8% / ±14,153.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 14.7% 1,238,177 (±0.4% / ±30,524.3)

Social

90.9% ±4% (149,692  ±6,718) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 91.7% 1,095,265 (±1.4% / ±17,138.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90% 5,288,045 (±0.6% / ±35,481.6)
32.1% ±2.5% (52,952  ±4,101.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 32.9% 392,816 (±0.8% / ±9,921.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 39.6% 2,325,070 (±0.4% / ±22,247.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

7.5% ±1.2% (18,337  ±3,016) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 7% 123,368 (±0.3% / ±6,003)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.7% 1,083,823 (±0.2% / ±18,291)

12.5% ±1.5% (22,266  ±2,638) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area: 15.2% 196,519 (±0.5% / ±6,984)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 10% 655,698 (±0.2% / ±13,319)
22,266 Total veterans ±2,638 18,136 Male ±2,209 4,130 Female ±1,125

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