Demographics of Chesapeake city, Virginia

Chesapeake city, Virginia had 255,332 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,677 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chesapeake city, in four figures

255,332
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +5,677 people.; 37.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,373 ±$2,728
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chesapeake city, Virginia's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chesapeake city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Chesapeake city, Virginia's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chesapeake city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	249,655	100.0	100.0
2021	251,846	100.9	100.2
2022	252,431	101.1	100.7
2023	253,782	101.7	101.6
2024	254,770	102.0	102.5
2025	255,332	102.3	103.1

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Population of Chesapeake city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	249,655	+404	+154	0	+153
2021	251,846	+2,191	+588	+185	+1,192
2022	252,431	+585	+596	+457	−324
2023	253,782	+1,351	+810	+431	+164
2024	254,770	+988	+700	+568	−260
2025	255,332	+562	+660	+227	−335

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.2: for men 36.8 ±0.3 and for women 39.2 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chesapeake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	15,300 ±87	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	45,725 ±1,150	18.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	20,189 ±947	8.0% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	72,057 ±1,294	28.5% ±0.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	62,515 ±1,137	24.8% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	36,797 ±1,205	14.6% ±0.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,373 ±$2,728, and income per person $44,985 ±$1,041, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chesapeake city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	9,723 ±844	10.4% ±0.9	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,714 ±1,032	13.6% ±1.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,323 ±1,051	15.3% ±1.1	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,055 ±1,041	12.9% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	18,984 ±1,182	20.3% ±1.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11,530 ±880	12.3% ±0.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14,297 ±1,075	15.3% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chesapeake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	23,404 ±2,738	9.4% ±1.1	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,561 ±1,172	12.5% ±1.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,289 ±1,463	8.3% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,554 ±580	8.8% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chesapeake city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chesapeake city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	96,816 ±135	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±0.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±1.2	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±1.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$378,400 ±$5,621	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,586 ±$39	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±1	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chesapeake city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,408 ±0	7.7% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	135,855 ±986	53.8% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	71,944 ±1,016	28.5% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,654 ±563	3.8% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	309 ±124	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	12 to 224	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,776 ±647	0.7% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,519 ±1,164	5.4% ±0.5	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chesapeake city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	130,212 ±2,653	51.6% ±1.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	101,391 ±2,302	40.1% ±0.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,266 ±1,195	2.5% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,714 ±1,307	5.8% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,759 ±846	3.9% ±0.3	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,955 ±1,005	2.0% ±0.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chesapeake city among the counties of Virginia

7th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Chesapeake city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Prince William County	502,966	+4.2%
Virginia Beach city	453,737	−1.3%
Loudoun County	449,749	+6.4%
Chesterfield County	397,148	+8.7%
Henrico County	342,775	+2.3%
Chesapeake city	255,332	+2.3%
Arlington County	243,931	+2.1%
Richmond city	237,257	+4.6%
Norfolk city	231,013	−2.9%
Newport News city	183,230	−1.5%
Stafford County	170,803	+8.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties by population in Virginia
No. 15 Counties in Virginia by median rent
No. 23 Counties in Virginia by median household income
No. 25 Counties in Virginia by median home value
No. 27 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 32 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026