Chesapeake is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 199,184 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Chesapeake is the third largest community in Virginia.

Chesapeake is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chesapeake is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chesapeake who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.56%), sales jobs (10.97%), and management occupations (8.84%).

Also of interest is that Chesapeake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Chesapeake is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Chesapeake, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Chesapeake are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Chesapeake is a very car-oriented city: 96.7% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Chesapeake is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Chesapeake Information and Demographics

The education level of Chesapeake citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.66% of adults in Chesapeake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chesapeake in 2000 was $20,949, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,796 for a family of four.

Chesapeake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chesapeake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chesapeake is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chesapeake include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Chesapeake is English. Some people also speak Spanish.