Chesapeake vs South Point

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

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

South Point has the higher population (3,228 vs 1,082 in Chesapeake). South Point has the higher median household income ($80,689 vs $46,667 in Chesapeake). South Point has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $106,100 in Chesapeake).

Population, income & housing

	Chesapeake	South Point
Population	1,082	3,228
Median age	49.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	$80,689
Median home value	$106,100	$175,200
Median gross rent	$795	$807
Housing units	579	1,439
Homeownership rate	68.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesapeake	South Point
Population	875 → 1,082 (+23.7%)	3,481 → 3,228 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$42,734 → $46,667 (+9.2%)	$65,945 → $80,689 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $106,100 (+20.8%)	$119,600 → $175,200 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $795 (+3.0%)	$686 → $807 (+17.6%)

Chesapeake

Population

8751,082

Median household income

$42,734$46,667

Median home value

$87,800$106,100

Median gross rent

$772$795

South Point

Population

3,4813,228

Median household income

$65,945$80,689

Median home value

$119,600$175,200

Median gross rent

$686$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesapeake	South Point
Under 5	2.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	6.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	20.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	18.7%
55 to 64	20.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.3%	10.7%
75 and over	9.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesapeake	South Point
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesapeake	South Point
No high school diploma	13.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	44.3%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesapeake	South Point
Drove alone	79.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	9.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesapeake	South Point
1-unit, detached	74.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Chesapeake	South Point
Poverty rate	14.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.03	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1961	1974