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