Chesapeake City vs North East

A side-by-side comparison of Chesapeake City and North East: population, income, housing, and more.

Chesapeake City and North East are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North East has the higher population (4,095 vs 778 in Chesapeake City). North East has the higher median household income ($87,510 vs $67,109 in Chesapeake City). Chesapeake City has the higher median home value ($335,200 vs $243,500 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	Chesapeake City	North East
Population	778	4,095
Median age	57.0 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,109	$87,510
Median home value	$335,200	$243,500
Median gross rent	$1,005	$1,358
Housing units	451	1,990
Homeownership rate	75.8%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesapeake City	North East
Population	705 → 778 (+10.4%)	3,620 → 4,095 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $67,109 (+6.3%)	$47,849 → $87,510 (+82.9%)
Median home value	$270,000 → $335,200 (+24.1%)	$195,200 → $243,500 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,005 (+12.2%)	$880 → $1,358 (+54.3%)

Chesapeake City

Population

705778

Median household income

$63,125$67,109

Median home value

$270,000$335,200

Median gross rent

$896$1,005

North East

Population

3,6204,095

Median household income

$47,849$87,510

Median home value

$195,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,358

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesapeake City	North East
Under 5	4.5%	11.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	20.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	26.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	19.2%	7.1%
75 and over	11.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesapeake City	North East
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	83.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesapeake City	North East
No high school diploma	10.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	26.6%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesapeake City	North East
Drove alone	62.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	11.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesapeake City	North East
1-unit, detached	67.8%	32.8%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	39.6%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	5.8%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesapeake City	North East
Poverty rate	13.5%	15.9%
Average household size	1.92	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1947	2001