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Compare Chesapeake to Harrisonburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Harrisonburg, 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) Harrisonburg (city)
Population 235,410 53,064
Income (median) $50,491 $35,826
Home Value (median) $260,900 $196,200
White 61% 82%
Black 29% 7%
Asian 3% 4%
With Kids 38% 27%
Age (median) 36 24
Rentals 29% 61%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Harrisonburg?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Harrisonburg: 235410 compared with 53064 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Harrisonburg does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 61% for Harrisonburg.

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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