Median Household Income
$95,373
Median Home Value
$378,400
Median Gross Rent
$1,586/mo
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Homeownership Rate
74.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
36.9%
Median Age
37.9
Population Over Time
Chesapeake city grew 10.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
228,168
2016
233,194
2018
237,820
2020
242,647
2022
249,377
2024
252,583
Business & Industry
Chesapeake city has 5,867 business establishments employing 100,552 people.
Construction
721
Health care and social assistance
684
Other services (except public administration)
652
Accommodation and food services
562
Professional, scientific, and technical services
523
Real estate and rental and leasing
420
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
378
Wholesale trade
257
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.