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Population
255,332
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$378,400
Owner-occupied units
Chesapeake, VA
Virginia · 36.679° N, 76.302° W · 338 sq mi
Chesapeake is a city in Virginia, with a population of 255,332 and about 754 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,373 a year, and the median home is worth $378,400.
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Size & density
Land area
338 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
754
People per square mile
Rank by population
#92
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#14
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$95,373
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,586
Per month
Homeownership
74.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.8 min
One way
People
Median age
37.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
36.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.8%
Households
93,626
2.65 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.7%
Professional & business services 14%
Retail trade 9.3%
Public administration 9.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Chesapeake
- Portsmouth, VA13 mi · 96,777
- Virginia Beach, VA17 mi · 453,737
- Norfolk, VA17 mi · 231,013
- Suffolk, VA18 mi · 104,699
- Hampton, VA25 mi · 137,315
- Newport News, VA30 mi · 183,230
- Richmond, VA87 mi · 237,257
- Greenville, NC96 mi · 96,443
Cities about the same size
- Irving, TX257,076
- Winston-Salem, NC257,271
- Glendale, AZ260,572
- Garland, TX249,625
- Toledo, OH263,423
- St. Petersburg, FL264,033
- Scottsdale, AZ243,006
- Port St. Lucie, FL268,062
More in Virginia
- Arlington236,254
- Alexandria160,662
- Roanoke99,111
- Lynchburg81,347
- Centreville71,706
- Dale City71,016
- Reston64,414
- Harrisonburg50,839
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.