Currituck County vs. Chesapeake city County

	Currituck County (NC)	Chesapeake city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27,072	242,634
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.0%	9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,547	222,306
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,547	222,209
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.2%	12.5%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.1%
White alone, percent	90.6%	61.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.8%	29.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.0%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.3%	57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,962	27,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	5.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.6%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$251,800	$265,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,625	$1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$563
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,107	$1,235
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	16.9%
Households, 2014-2018	10,148	84,230
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.4%	88.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	32.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	60.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,955	978,168
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,697	2,225,172
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	275,248	4,114,946
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,432	$18,015
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.2	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,284	$75,790
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,017	$33,844
Persons in poverty, percent	9.7%	9.0%
All firms, 2012	2,426	16,220
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,429	8,748
Women-owned firms, 2012	604	5,751
Minority-owned firms, 2012	117	5,419
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,266	9,981
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	328	2,502
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,908	12,772
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	32.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	89.9	652.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	261.85	340.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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