2022 population: 252,488 ( 30,279 from 2010 , 3,073 from 2020)
Land area: 338.5 square miles
Population density: 746.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	139,378	55.20%	3.8%
Black:	74,731	29.60%	14.6%
Indian:	821	0.33%	14.0%
Asian:	9,807	3.88%	52.4%
2+ races:	8,920	3.53%	58.5%
Hispanic:	18,831	7.46%	94.0%

Total non-White:	113,110	44.80%	28.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,376	12.8
Deaths:	5,080	10.2
Net Migration:	932	1.9
Net Immigration:	690	1.4

Change in White population:	5,127	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	25,152	11.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
222,209
134,251	60.42%
65,204	29.34%
720	0.32%
6,436	2.90%
5,626	2.53%
9,706	4.37%
87,958	39.58%

2000
199,184
131,200	65.87%
56,442	28.34%
722	0.36%
3,730	1.87%
2,763	1.39%
4,076	2.05%
67,984	34.13%

1990
151,976
106,425	70.03%
41,566	27.35%
522	0.34%
1,888	1.24%
n/a
1,575	1.04%
45,551	29.97%

1980
114,486
80,763	70.54%
31,455	27.47%
195	0.17%
1,124	0.98%
n/a
772	0.67%
33,723	29.46%

1970
89,580
68,194	76.13%
20,569	22.96%
129	0.14%
169	0.19%
n/a
490	0.55%
21,386	23.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
26,780	13.4
13,389	6.7
10,799	5.4
281	0.1

3,051	1.5
19,974	10.0

Number	Rate
1990's
27,518	18.1
12,092	8.0
36,555	24.1
1,137	0.7

24,775	16.3
22,433	14.8

Number	Rate
1980's
22,555	19.7
9,187	8.0
0	0.0
n/a

25,662	22.4
11,828	10.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

12,569	14.0
12,337	13.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesapeake city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.4
60,104	23.8%
192,384	76.2%
34,375	13.6%

91,368
2.68

66,760	73.1%
50,283	75.3%
7,583	11.4%
24,608	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
57,521	25.9%
164,688	74.1%
23,146	10.4%

79,574
2.75

59,927	75.3%
43,872	73.2%
7,031	11.7%
19,647	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
57,308	28.8%
141,876	71.2%
17,610	8.8%

69,835
2.79

54,267	77.7%
42,143	77.7%
5,994	11.0%
15,568	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
43,829	28.8%
108,147	71.2%
12,773	8.4%

52,287
2.86

42,032	80.4%
33,590	79.9%
3,935	9.4%
10,255	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
36,423	31.8%
78,063	68.2%
7,891	6.9%

36,568
3.09

30,977	84.7%
25,651	82.8%
2,758	8.9%
5,591	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Chesapeake city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,048	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,812	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,708	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,558	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,871	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,554	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,314	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,460	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,854	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,653	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,521	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,761	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,725	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,188	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,604	12.7%
$200,000 or more	11,737	12.8%

Median Household Income	92,703
Per Capita Income	42,753

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	99

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,167	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,561	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,699	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	103,850	68.7%
Unemployed	5,777	3.8%
In Armed Forces	7,281	4.8%

Total Labor Force	116,908	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	34,190	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,644	34,235	51.0%
Non-Profit	2,907	7,489	28.0%
Self-Employed	5,556	4,370	56.0%

Local Government	4,543	6,761	40.2%
State Government	1,321	1,700	43.7%
Federal Government	8,463	4,368	66.0%

Total Private + Self	41,200	38,605	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,234	20,318	45.9%
Total	58,434	58,923	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	23.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20,060	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,278	19.8%
Professional, Technical	31,624	26.9%
Service Occupations	18,843	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	109	0.1%
All others	23,877	20.3%

White Collar		63.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,143	14.6%
Public administration	11,485	9.8%
Retail trade	11,331	9.6%
Educational services	11,192	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,483	8.9%
Manufacturing	8,187	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,151	6.9%
Construction	7,757	6.6%
Other services	6,008	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	5,794	4.9%
Finance and insurance	5,427	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,727	4.0%
Information	2,735	2.3%
Wholesale trade	2,305	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,969	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,613	1.4%
Utilities	1,061	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	170	0.1%
Management	137	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,941	1.98%
Puerto Rican	4,918	1.97%
Cuban	1,009	0.40%
Dominican	539	0.22%

Total Central American	2,865	1.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,042	0.42%
Honduran	436	0.17%
Nicaraguan	226	0.09%
Panamanian	345	0.14%
Salvadoran	816	0.33%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,454	0.58%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	220	0.09%
Chilean	88	0.04%
Colombian	444	0.18%
Ecuadorian	184	0.07%
Paraguayan	107	0.04%
Peruvian	340	0.14%
Uruguayan	45	0.02%
Venezuelan	26	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,852	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,856	1.55%
Korean	1,188	0.48%
Vietnamese	1,054	0.42%
Indian	893	0.36%
Chinese	763	0.31%
Japanese	362	0.15%
Thai	133	0.05%
Hmong	73	0.03%
Taiwanese	33	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	214,356	91.6%
Spanish	8,721	3.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,861	0.8%
Tagalog	1,776	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,773	0.8%
Other	1,066	0.5%
Korean	978	0.4%
German, other Germanic	882	0.4%
Other Asian	842	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	26,880	10.8%
German	25,298	10.1%
Irish	23,901	9.6%
American	20,734	8.3%
Italian	10,505	4.2%
Polish	4,916	2.0%
European	4,807	1.9%
French	4,641	1.9%
Scottish	4,570	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,908	1.2%
African	2,647	1.1%
Welsh	1,778	0.7%
Norwegian	1,670	0.7%
Swedish	1,380	0.6%
British	1,346	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	243,770	97.8%
Not a citizen	5,607	2.2%

Native	234,373	94.0%
Foreign-born	15,004	6.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,203	2.5%	7,042	4.2%	39,473	23.5%	57,346	34.1%	37,311	22.2%	22,849	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,203	2.5%
9-12 Years	7,042	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,473	23.5%
Some College	57,346	34.1%
Bach. Degree	37,311	22.2%
Grad Degree	22,849	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	79,696	76,324	3,372	4.2%	4.4%
1991	84,492	79,970	4,522	5.4%	5.8%
1992	87,296	82,527	4,769	5.5%	6.2%
1993	89,510	85,410	4,100	4.6%	5.2%
1994	94,210	89,520	4,690	5.0%	4.8%
1995	97,524	93,701	3,823	3.9%	4.4%
1996	99,778	95,980	3,798	3.8%	4.3%
1997	102,992	99,237	3,755	3.6%	3.7%
1998	105,462	102,772	2,690	2.6%	2.8%
1999	106,744	104,045	2,699	2.5%	2.7%

2000	97,978	95,758	2,220	2.3%	2.3%
2001	101,434	98,387	3,047	3.0%	3.3%
2002	103,693	99,720	3,973	3.8%	4.4%
2003	105,629	101,342	4,287	4.1%	4.3%
2004	108,122	103,773	4,349	4.0%	4.1%
2005	111,954	107,610	4,344	3.9%	3.8%
2006	114,148	110,143	4,005	3.5%	3.3%
2007	114,407	110,684	3,723	3.3%	3.3%
2008	116,435	111,591	4,844	4.2%	4.3%
2009	115,430	107,923	7,507	6.5%	6.8%

2010	113,482	105,121	8,361	7.4%	7.3%
2011	114,467	106,576	7,891	6.9%	6.6%
2012	115,007	107,776	7,231	6.3%	5.9%
2013	116,363	109,643	6,720	5.8%	5.6%
2014	117,670	111,586	6,084	5.2%	5.1%
2015	116,777	111,550	5,227	4.5%	4.4%
2016	118,086	113,123	4,963	4.2%	4.0%
2017	121,483	116,934	4,549	3.7%	3.7%
2018	122,864	119,190	3,674	3.0%	2.9%
2019	125,020	121,576	3,444	2.8%	2.7%

2020	122,036	114,556	7,480	6.1%	6.2%
2021	121,943	117,268	4,675	3.8%	3.9%
2022	124,126	120,472	3,654	2.9%	2.9%
2023	127,691	123,987	3,704	2.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	95,076
Median Value	$339,500

Occupied	91,368	96.1%
Vacant	3,708	3.9%

Owned	66,988	73.3%
Rented	24,380	26.7%
Median Rent	$1,446

Single-Family Units	77,068	81.1%
Detached	64,390	67.7%
Attached	12,678	13.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,758	12.4%
Mobile Homes	1,658	1.7%

Chesapeake city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesapeake city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Chesapeake city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chesapeake city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chesapeake city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chesapeake city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Chesapeake city, VA