Virginia Beach city County vs. Chesapeake city County

	Virginia Beach city County (VA)	Chesapeake city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	450,189	242,634
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.8%	9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	437,903	222,306
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	437,994	222,209
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	12.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	66.7%	61.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.0%	29.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	6.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.0%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.0%	57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	57,082	27,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	5.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.1%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$274,300	$265,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,808	$1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$607	$563
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,339	$1,235
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.0%	16.9%
Households, 2014-2018	169,290	84,230
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.9%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.1%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.4%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.8%	88.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.2%	32.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.4%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,202,733	447,563
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,959,395	978,168
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,954,166	1,504,214
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,187,586	2,225,172
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,671,477	4,114,946
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,687	$18,015
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.7	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,186	$75,790
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,268	$33,844
Persons in poverty, percent	7.6%	9.0%
All firms, 2012	35,359	16,220
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,195	8,748
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,466	5,751
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,893	5,419
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	25,052	9,981
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,384	2,502
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	27,836	12,772
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.4%	18.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.5%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	32.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,758.9	652.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	249.02	340.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Virginia Beach city county (VA) and Chesapeake city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.