Chesapeake city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Chesapeake city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Chesapeake city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for broadband access (146th of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	252,583	8,705,170	334,922,499	285th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,373	$93,170	$80,734	219th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	39.0	38.9	2608th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.9%	42.2%	35.7%	383rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$378,400	$383,700	$332,700	345th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,586	$1,579	$1,413	198th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.9%	12.5%	2561st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.3%	5.2%	1328th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	746.3	220.5	n/a	243rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	13.1%	14.1%	848th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1042nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.4%	67.3%	65.2%	1641st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.8	27.3	26.4	1238th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.1%	18.3%	15.1%	636th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2503rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.9%	48.7%	46.9%	887th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.5%	n/a	n/a	146th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.5%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	37.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	93,626	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.5%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,985	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	96,816	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.6%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,108	$2,790	n/a

Education in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.7%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.1%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Statistic	Chesapeake city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.6%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	14.3%	16.7%

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