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Chesapeake city, Virginia

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Table

Chesapeake city, Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
253,886
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
253,886
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
249,369
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 249,422
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 222,209
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.1%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
56.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.2%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
8.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
54.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 26,427
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 6.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $359,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $698
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,523
Building Permits, 2023 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 92,361
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.67
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 8.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 96.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 92.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 36.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 789,280
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,563,227
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 798,929
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,054,908
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $20,023
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 25.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $94,189
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $43,819
Persons in poverty, percent
8.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 X
Total employment, 2022 X
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,495
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,486
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,162
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,073
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,841
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 475
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 3,398
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 736.9
Population per square mile, 2010 652.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 338.46
Land area in square miles, 2010 340.80
FIPS Code 5116000
Value Notes

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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