Chesapeake city County vs. Currituck County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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