Compare Chesapeake, VA vs Virginia (VA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Chesapeake, VA City |
Virginia (VA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 252,583 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,586 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,985 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.6% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 252,583 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 171,369 | 6,007,678 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 93,626 | 3,365,732 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,985 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.6% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,586 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 25.6% | 32.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 74.4% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 55.1% | 60.2% | 61% |
| Black | 29.1% | 18.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 6.9% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% | 9.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.7% | 11% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.3% | 89% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 86.9% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 13.1% | 18.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 27.9% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 24.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.7% | 9.4% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36.9% | 42.2% | 35.7% |