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Compare Chesapeake to Blacksburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Blacksburg, Virginia across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Chesapeake (city) Blacksburg (town)
Population 235,410 44,079
Income (median) $50,491 $49,020
Home Value (median) $260,900 $286,500
White 61% 78%
Black 29% 4%
Asian 3% 12%
With Kids 38% 16%
Age (median) 36 22
Rentals 29% 69%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Blacksburg?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Blacksburg: 235410 compared with 44079 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Chesapeake or in Blacksburg?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Chesapeake.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chesapeake or Blacksburg?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Chesapeake.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Blacksburg does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 69% for Blacksburg.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Chesapeake may include: Suffolk, Newport-News, and Lake-Ridge.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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