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Chesapeake, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $365,700 (it was $119,700 in 2000)
Chesapeake:

$365,700
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $259,500 - $482,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $414,973
Here:

$414,973
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $288,941
Here:

$288,941
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $457,843
Here:

$457,843
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $297,809
Here:

$297,809
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,831
Here:

$185,831
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $63,884
Here:

$63,884
State:

$100,736

Total population: 233,371 (Urban population: 179,359, Rural population: 19,825 (529 farm, 19,296 nonfarm))

Houses: 97,286 (95,073 occupied: 69,722 owner occupied, 25,351 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

33%

Housing density: 286 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $364,435.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,219 (lower quartile is $961, upper quartile is $1,557)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $565


Median gross rent in Chesapeake, VA in 2022: $1,436

Housing units in Chesapeake with a mortgage: 52,383 (5,467 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 4,179 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,421

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $109,434

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $77,795

Median monthly housing costs: $1,575

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Chesapeake, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1990

Median year apartment built: 1992

Household type by relationship:

Households: 252,488
  • Male householders: 44,278 (10,947 living alone), Female householders: 50,795 (14,381 living alone)
  • 49,708 spouses (48,999 opposite-sex spouses), 3,902 unmarried partners, (3,624 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 79,954 children (74,656 natural, 1,535 adopted, 3,763 stepchildren), 7,716 grandchildren, 1,941 brothers or sisters, 2,902 parents, 386 foster children, 2,873 other relatives, 3,947 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,086

Size of family households: 28,115 2-persons, 16,066 3-persons, 13,523 4-persons, 4,464 5-persons, 2,750 6-persons, 1,316 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,328 1-person, 3,090 2-persons, 329 3-persons, 92 6-persons.

37,676 married couples with children.
16,183 single-parent households (2,240 men, 13,943 women).

91.0% of residents of Chesapeake speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12,536 (5.0%)
(70.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.7
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 143no bedroom
  • 1431 bedroom
  • 8,0312 bedrooms
  • 29,8083 bedrooms
  • 21,7244 bedrooms
  • 9,8735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 753no bedroom
  • 3,5701 bedroom
  • 11,7722 bedrooms
  • 6,5763 bedrooms
  • 1,7624 bedrooms
  • 9185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chesapeake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chesapeake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,776no vehicle
  • 15,7811 vehicle
  • 30,6602 vehicles
  • 14,5603 vehicles
  • 4,3994 vehicles
  • 2,5465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chesapeake in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chesapeake in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,556no vehicle
  • 13,2161 vehicle
  • 7,3312 vehicles
  • 1,9563 vehicles
  • 634 vehicles
  • 2295+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 1431 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 7463 rooms
  • 3,8774 rooms
  • 9,3805 rooms
  • 9,9786 rooms
  • 14,7247 rooms
  • 13,4288 rooms
  • 17,4469+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 7531 room
  • 7992 rooms
  • 3,2463 rooms
  • 6,8094 rooms
  • 5,8755 rooms
  • 3,5236 rooms
  • 1,8077 rooms
  • 1,8118 rooms
  • 7289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chesapeake, VA
  • Chesapeake, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chesapeake, VA in 2022
  • 5,218Less than $10,000
  • 3,218$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,932$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,539$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,074$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,074$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,974$60,000 to $74,999
  • 12,711$75,000 to $99,999
  • 10,165$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,357$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11,759$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11,052$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chesapeake, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Chesapeake, VA in 2022
  • 1,412Less than $10,000
  • 182$15,000 to $19,999
  • 103$20,000 to $24,999
  • 244$25,000 to $29,999
  • 22$30,000 to $34,999
  • 312$35,000 to $39,999
  • 48$40,000 to $49,999
  • 221$50,000 to $59,999
  • 411$80,000 to $89,999
  • 166$90,000 to $99,999
  • 510$100,000 to $124,999
  • 517$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,158$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,021$175,000 to $199,999
  • 7,511$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,399$250,000 to $299,999
  • 16,162$300,000 to $399,999
  • 14,485$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11,453$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,363$750,000 to $999,999
  • 735$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 287$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chesapeake, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chesapeake, VA in 2022
  • 189Less than $100
  • 108$100 to $149
  • 195$150 to $199
  • 246$200 to $249
  • 1$250 to $299
  • 169$300 to $349
  • 191$350 to $399
  • 51$400 to $449
  • 217$450 to $499
  • 88$500 to $549
  • 151$550 to $599
  • 202$600 to $649
  • 150$650 to $699
  • 470$700 to $749
  • 260$750 to $799
  • 1,776$800 to $899
  • 2,103$900 to $999
  • 5,253$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,246$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,468$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,499$2,000 to $2,499
  • 461$2,500 to $2,999
  • 147$3,000 to $3,499
  • 33$3,500 or more
  • 750No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.8%
Number of people working at home: 16,045 (12.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,444
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,278
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,010
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 19,011
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 21,392
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10,175
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 17,100
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,977
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4,637
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 10,020
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,646
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,611
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chesapeake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 77,154 (73.5%)
  • Carpooled: 8,018 (7.6%)
  • Bus: 152 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,743 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 147 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,389 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 16,045 (15.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 10.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 18.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 5,3352010 or later
  • 3,8372000 to 2009
  • 2,2361990 to 1999
  • 1,7761980 to 1989
  • 1,1151970 to 1979
  • 1,325Before 1970
Ancestries in Chesapeake, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 16,947 (13.2%)
  • English: 13,347 (10.4%)
  • German: 7,282 (5.7%)
  • Irish: 7,017 (5.4%)
  • Italian: 3,143 (2.4%)
  • European: 3,140 (2.4%)
  • African: 1,829 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 1,416 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 1,243 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,001 (0.8%)
  • Jamaican: 727 (0.6%)
  • French: 720 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 563 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 424 (0.3%)
  • British: 398 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 296 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 292 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 291 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 273 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 267 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 265 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 250 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 247 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 216 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 186 (0.1%)
  • South African: 160 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 151 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 142 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 137 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 132 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 130 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 125 (0.10%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 124 (0.10%)
  • Afghan: 118 (0.09%)
  • Turkish: 112 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 107 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 105 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 96 (0.07%)
  • Barbadian: 94 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 87 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 85 (0.07%)
  • Slovak: 85 (0.07%)
  • Egyptian: 80 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 77 (0.06%)
  • Cape Verdean: 76 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 75 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 69 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 63 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 57 (0.04%)
  • Albanian: 54 (0.04%)
  • Guyanese: 53 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 43 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.03%)
  • Zimbabwean: 37 (0.03%)
  • Bermudan: 36 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 30 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 22 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 21 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 19 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 18 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 12 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 9 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Chesapeake:

12.7% (1,938)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Korea
Chesapeake:

6.0% (909)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

India
Chesapeake:

4.9% (746)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Vietnam
Chesapeake:

4.3% (660)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

Haiti
Chesapeake:

4.3% (656)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,246)

Guatemala
Chesapeake:

4.0% (611)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

Mexico
Chesapeake:

3.9% (587)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Jamaica
Chesapeake:

3.5% (530)
Virginia:

1.0% (10,734)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chesapeake:

3.1% (478)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Nigeria
Chesapeake:

3.1% (477)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,956)

El Salvador
Chesapeake:

3.0% (459)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Germany
Chesapeake:

2.4% (372)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Ghana
Chesapeake:

2.1% (320)
Virginia:

1.6% (17,346)

Cuba
Chesapeake:

2.1% (318)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,899)

Panama
Chesapeake:

2.0% (301)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,196)

Colombia
Chesapeake:

1.7% (260)
Virginia:

1.3% (14,435)

Pakistan
Chesapeake:

1.6% (246)
Virginia:

2.3% (24,582)

Italy
Chesapeake:

1.5% (233)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,147)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 127,168
  • Other state: 105,897
  • Northeast: 31,322
  • Midwest: 17,376
  • South: 38,968
  • West: 18,231

87.5% of Chesapeake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53.4% lived in Virginia.


Chesapeake:

87.5%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,756
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 51
  • 5th and 6th grade: 439
  • 7th and 8th grade: 254
  • 9th grade: 767
  • 10th grade: 747
  • 11th grade: 1,332
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,206
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,127
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,257
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,335
  • Associate degree: 6,159
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,032
  • Master's degree: 8,345
  • Professional school degree: 1,984
  • Doctorate degree: 961
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,602
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 70
  • 5th and 6th grade: 53
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,094
  • 9th grade: 355
  • 10th grade: 857
  • 11th grade: 186
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 479
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,254
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,607
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,800
  • Associate degree: 10,260
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,083
  • Master's degree: 10,340
  • Professional school degree: 2,078
  • Doctorate degree: 1,395
Educational Attainment for Females
Chesapeake marital status for males
Chesapeake marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 65,403
  • One, attached: 13,763
  • Two: 1,033
  • 3 or 4: 3,080
  • 5 to 9: 4,591
  • 10 to 19: 4,272
  • 20 to 49: 1,420
  • 50 or more: 2,080
  • Mobile homes: 1,587
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chesapeake
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chesapeake, VA
  • 49.4%Utility gas
  • 45.8%Electricity
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chesapeake, VA
  • 71.4%Electricity
  • 25.1%Utility gas
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,251
Here:

9.5%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,359
Here:

8.9%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,876
Here:

18.1%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability