Chesapeake

Population: 1,082
Median household income: $46,667
Median home value: $106,100

Chesapeake, a community in Lawrence County, Ohio, has 1,082 residents. At $46,667, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $54,842.

From 2019 to 2023, Chesapeake's population grew 23.7% from 875 to 1,082, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $87,800 to $106,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.1% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,082
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,667
Median home value: $106,100
Median gross rent: $795
Housing units: 579
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8751,082

Median household income

$42,734$46,667

Median home value

$87,800$106,100

Median gross rent

$772$795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	875	$42,734	$87,800	$772
2020	1,183	$47,586	$81,100	$718
2021	1,166	$50,745	$88,300	$729
2022	1,163	$53,700	$98,800	$785
2023	1,082	$46,667	$106,100	$795

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6420.5%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	2.1%
5 to 17	74	6.8%
18 to 24	40	3.7%
25 to 34	218	20.1%
35 to 44	116	10.7%
45 to 54	124	11.5%
55 to 64	222	20.5%
65 to 74	166	15.3%
75 and over	99	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	986	91.1%
Black or African American	7	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	13.7%
High school graduate	419	44.3%
Some college or associate's	287	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	68	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	471	79.2%
Carpooled	58	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	9	1.5%
Worked from home	46	7.7%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	233	42.4%
15 to 29 min	198	36.1%
30 to 44 min	22	4.0%
45 to 59 min	71	12.9%
60+ min	25	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 14.0% (152 of 1,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	64.7%
Nonfamily households	188	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	532	91.9%
Vacant	47	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	68.0%
Renter-occupied	170	32.0%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	432	74.6%
1-unit, attached	45	7.8%
2 to 4 units	56	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3913904
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.4269, -82.4562