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Virginia; Chesapeake city, Virginia

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Virginia
Chesapeake city, Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
8,715,698
NA
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
8,715,698
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
8,679,099
252,488
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
8,631,373
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
8,631,373
249,415
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.6%
1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 8,631,393 249,422
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,001,024 222,209
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.5%
24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.9%
13.8%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
68.5%
57.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
20.0%
29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
7.3%
3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
3.4%
7.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.5%
7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
59.8%
55.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 654,068 28,497
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 12.6% 6.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,685,322 X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 66.9% 73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $339,800 $339,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,014 $2,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $546 $647
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,440 $1,446
Building permits, 2022 39,701 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,289,776 91,368
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.55 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.0% 85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 16.7% 8.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.0% 96.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.7% 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.1% 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 41.0% 35.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.3% 8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.6%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.8% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.1% 61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 22,074,703 530,696
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 58,792,475 1,239,649
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 20,071,064 581,971
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 120,162,088 4,182,025
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,185 $17,395
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.9 26.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $87,249 $92,703
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $47,210 $42,753
Persons in poverty, percent
10.6%
7.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 206,271 X
Total employment, 2021 3,340,509 X
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 217,594,826 X
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.1% X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 698,317 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 144,431 4,326
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 85,794 2,563
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 31,800 841
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 28,262 705
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 104,764 2,991
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,889 435
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 118,354 3,223
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 218.6 736.9
Population per square mile, 2010 202.6 652.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 39,482.11 338.46
Land area in square miles, 2010 39,490.09 340.80
FIPS Code 51 5116000
Value Notes

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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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