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Compare Chesapeake to Fredericksburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Fredericksburg, 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) Fredericksburg (city)
Population 235,410 28,135
Income (median) $50,491 $48,329
Home Value (median) $260,900 $341,200
White 61% 64%
Black 29% 22%
Asian 3% 2%
With Kids 38% 28%
Age (median) 36 29
Rentals 29% 64%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Fredericksburg?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Fredericksburg: 235410 compared with 28135 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chesapeake or Fredericksburg?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Chesapeake.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fredericksburg does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 64% for Fredericksburg.

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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