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Chesapeake, VA
Demographic Data



Chesapeake Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chesapeake Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

253,886

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.2%
5 - 17:
18.2%
18 - 24:
8.0%
25 - 34:
13.7%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
93.4%
93.4%
36.4%
36.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chesapeake
USA
$43,819
$43,819
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Chesapeake
USA
$94,189
$94,189
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Public Service
Retail
Construction
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Finance
Administration
Wholesale
15.0%
15.0%
9.8%
9.8%
9.3%
9.3%
9.3%
9.3%
9.3%
9.3%
7.1%
7.1%
6.9%
6.9%
6.7%
6.7%
5.4%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
54.4%
54.4%
28.5%
28.5%
7.4%
7.4%
5.8%
5.8%
3.7%
3.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Italian
European
Polish
French
Scottish
Scots-Irish
African
Welsh
Norwegian
French Canadian
Swedish
Dutch
Scandinavian
Greek
British
Jamaican
Hungarian
11.1%
11.1%
9.7%
9.7%
9.6%
9.6%
4.4%
4.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
French
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Korean
Langs. of India
African languages
Chinese
Russian
Arabic
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Japanese
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Polish
Hungarian
Navajo
91.7%
91.7%
3.8%
3.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chesapeake Residents

6.1%

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