Chesapeake city County vs. Portsmouth city County

Chesapeake city County (VA)Portsmouth city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)242,63494,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.1%-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)222,30695,527
Population, Census, April 1, 2010222,20995,535
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.3%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.5%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.8%
White alone, percent61.4%40.2%
Black or African American alone, percent29.9%52.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.3%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.6%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.9%38.0%
Veterans, 2014-201827,19111,200
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%3.2%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,600$171,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,828$1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$563$546
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,235$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%30.3%
Households, 2014-201884,23036,471
Persons per household, 2014-20182.752.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.8%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.2%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.5%76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.5%21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)447,563107,057
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)978,168815,739
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,504,214447,142
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,225,172249,487
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,114,946699,478
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,015$7,251
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.423.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,790$50,224
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,844$25,179
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%17.2%
All firms, 201216,2206,112
Men-owned firms, 20128,7482,879
Women-owned firms, 20125,7512,662
Minority-owned firms, 20125,4193,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9812,825
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,502744
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,7725,043
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.2%31.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.9%37.7%
Population per square mile, 2010652.02,838.8
Land area in square miles, 2010340.8033.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

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