Chesapeake

Population: 1,615
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $83,100

Chesapeake is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 1,615 residents. Its median household income of $60,526 runs in line with the Kanawha County figure of $58,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Chesapeake's population declined 15.7% from 1,915 to 1,615, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $62,500 to $83,100.

82.2% of workers drive to work alone. 67.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,615
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $83,100
Median gross rent: $979
Housing units: 774
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9151,615

Median household income

$38,550$60,526

Median home value

$62,500$83,100

Median gross rent

$711$979

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,915	$38,550	$62,500	$711
2020	1,783	$40,650	$65,800	$754
2021	1,804	$45,288	$68,300	$823
2022	1,585	$48,375	$82,600	$883
2023	1,615	$60,526	$83,100	$979

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	8.4%
5 to 17	220	13.6%
18 to 24	113	7.0%
25 to 34	242	15.0%
35 to 44	169	10.5%
45 to 54	265	16.4%
55 to 64	153	9.5%
65 to 74	198	12.3%
75 and over	119	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,491	92.3%
Black or African American	22	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	7	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	86	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate47.9%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	14.4%
High school graduate	549	47.9%
Some college or associate's	264	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	161	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	462	82.2%
Carpooled	63	11.2%
Public transit	5	0.9%
Walked	8	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.8%
Other means	14	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	16.5%
15 to 29 min	321	58.2%
30 to 44 min	102	18.5%
45 to 59 min	18	3.3%
60+ min	20	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.5% (298 of 1,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	442	62.6%
Nonfamily households	264	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	706	91.2%
Vacant	68	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	526	74.5%
Renter-occupied	180	25.5%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	522	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	37	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	211	27.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5415028
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 38.2229, -81.5362