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Compare Chesapeake to Leesburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Leesburg, 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) Leesburg (town)
Population 235,410 51,015
Income (median) $50,491 $63,815
Home Value (median) $260,900 $394,000
White 61% 75%
Black 29% 7%
Asian 3% 8%
With Kids 38% 44%
Age (median) 36 34
Rentals 29% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Leesburg?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Leesburg: 235410 compared with 51015 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Leesburg does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 29% for Chesapeake versus 29% for Leesburg.

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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