Chesapeake, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	199,184	100.0

Male	96,728	48.6
Female	102,456	51.4

Under 5 years	14,272	7.2
5 to 9 years	16,138	8.1
10 to 14 years	17,121	8.6
15 to 19 years	14,931	7.5
20 to 24 years	11,186	5.6
25 to 34 years	26,807	13.5
35 to 44 years	37,602	18.9
45 to 54 years	27,506	13.8
55 to 59 years	8,955	4.5
60 to 64 years	6,822	3.4
65 to 74 years	10,227	5.1
75 to 84 years	6,086	3.1
85 years and over	1,531	0.8

Median age (years)	34.7	(X)

18 years and over	141,901	71.2
Male	67,626	34.0
Female	74,275	37.3
21 years and over	134,453	67.5
62 years and over	21,801	10.9
65 years and over	17,844	9.0
Male	7,201	3.6
Female	10,643	5.3

RACE
One race	195,960	98.4
White	133,193	66.9
Black or African American	56,823	28.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	770	0.4
Asian	3,673	1.8
Asian Indian	374	0.2
Chinese	380	0.2
Filipino	2,029	1.0
Japanese	167	0.1
Korean	258	0.1
Vietnamese	240	0.1
Other Asian ¹	225	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	101	0.1
Native Hawaiian	29	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	34	0.0
Samoan	16	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	22	0.0
Some other race	1,400	0.7
Two or more races	3,224	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	135,730	68.1
Black or African American	58,183	29.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,721	0.9
Asian	4,725	2.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	289	0.1
Some other race	2,070	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	199,184	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,076	2.0
Mexican	1,202	0.6
Puerto Rican	1,276	0.6
Cuban	203	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,395	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	195,108	98.0
White alone	131,200	65.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	199,184	100.0
In households	195,070	97.9
Householder	69,900	35.1
Spouse	41,702	20.9
Child	65,054	32.7
Own child under 18 years	51,054	25.6
Other relatives	10,769	5.4
Under 18 years	5,017	2.5
Nonrelatives	7,645	3.8
Unmarried partner	2,867	1.4
In group quarters	4,114	2.1
Institutionalized population	3,205	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	909	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	69,900	100.0
Family households (families)	54,158	77.5
With own children under 18 years	28,657	41.0
Married-couple family	41,702	59.7
With own children under 18 years	21,175	30.3
Female householder, no husband present	9,797	14.0
With own children under 18 years	6,054	8.7
Nonfamily households	15,742	22.5
Householder living alone	12,568	18.0
Householder 65 years and over	4,124	5.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	31,693	45.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,620	18.1

Average household size	2.79	(X)
Average family size	3.17	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	72,672	100.0
Occupied housing units	69,900	96.2
Vacant housing units	2,772	3.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	190	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	69,900	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	52,335	74.9
Renter-occupied housing units	17,565	25.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.87	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.56	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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