Chesapeake city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 251,153
Median household income: $94,189
Median home value: $359,100

Home to 251,153 residents, Chesapeake city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $94,189 is in line with the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chesapeake city's population grew 4.7% from 239,982 to 251,153, while its median household income rose 19.8% from $78,640 to $94,189.

Owners occupy 73.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 251,153
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $94,189
Median home value: $359,100
Median gross rent: $1,523
Housing units: 95,997
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

239,982251,153

Median household income

$78,640$94,189

Median home value

$273,700$359,100

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,523

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	239,982	$78,640	$273,700	$1,279
2020	242,647	$81,261	$286,000	$1,300
2021	247,172	$85,563	$291,700	$1,328
2022	249,377	$92,703	$339,500	$1,446
2023	251,153	$94,189	$359,100	$1,523

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,491	6.2%
5 to 17	45,609	18.2%
18 to 24	20,182	8.0%
25 to 34	34,406	13.7%
35 to 44	37,159	14.8%
45 to 54	30,697	12.2%
55 to 64	32,247	12.8%
65 to 74	22,362	8.9%
75 and over	13,000	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	136,706	54.4%
Black or African American	71,677	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	267	0.1%
Asian	9,290	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	108	0.0%
Some other race	1,549	0.6%
Two or more races	12,958	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,598	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,150	6.6%
High school graduate	41,015	24.1%
Some college or associate's	55,838	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	38,094	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23,774	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95,572	77.4%
Carpooled	10,030	8.1%
Public transit	732	0.6%
Walked	1,126	0.9%
Bicycle	70	0.1%
Worked from home	14,198	11.5%
Other means	1,807	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,079	20.2%
15 to 29 min	44,757	40.9%
30 to 44 min	29,217	26.7%
45 to 59 min	9,021	8.3%
60+ min	4,263	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 8.7% (21,444 of 246,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	66,884	72.4%
Nonfamily households	25,477	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	92,361	96.2%
Vacant	3,636	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,140	73.8%
Renter-occupied	24,221	26.2%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached13.4%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64,627	67.3%
1-unit, attached	12,835	13.4%
2 to 4 units	4,785	5.0%
5 to 19 units	7,737	8.1%
20 or more units	4,494	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1,519	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51550
State: Virginia
Land area: 338 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 36.6794, -76.3018