Athalia vs Chesapeake

A side-by-side comparison of Athalia and Chesapeake: population, income, housing, and more.

Athalia and Chesapeake are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chesapeake has the higher population (1,082 vs 298 in Athalia). Chesapeake has the higher median household income ($46,667 vs $45,417 in Athalia). Athalia has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $106,100 in Chesapeake).

Population, income & housing

	Athalia	Chesapeake
Population	298	1,082
Median age	39.7 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$46,667
Median home value	$106,300	$106,100
Median gross rent	$850	$795
Housing units	158	579
Homeownership rate	67.8%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athalia	Chesapeake
Population	333 → 298 (-10.5%)	875 → 1,082 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $45,417 (+21.1%)	$42,734 → $46,667 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $106,300 (+22.6%)	$87,800 → $106,100 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $850 (+33.6%)	$772 → $795 (+3.0%)

Athalia

Population

333298

Median household income

$37,500$45,417

Median home value

$86,700$106,300

Median gross rent

$636$850

Chesapeake

Population

8751,082

Median household income

$42,734$46,667

Median home value

$87,800$106,100

Median gross rent

$772$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athalia	Chesapeake
Under 5	2.3%	2.1%
5 to 17	27.5%	6.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	20.1%
35 to 44	18.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	16.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.7%	20.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	15.3%
75 and over	6.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athalia	Chesapeake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athalia	Chesapeake
No high school diploma	5.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	43.4%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athalia	Chesapeake
Drove alone	66.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	33.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athalia	Chesapeake
1-unit, detached	72.8%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Athalia	Chesapeake
Poverty rate	28.7%	14.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1977	1961