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Compare Chesapeake to Lynchburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Lynchburg, 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) Lynchburg (city)
Population 235,410 79,237
Income (median) $50,491 $36,361
Home Value (median) $260,900 $153,800
White 61% 65%
Black 29% 28%
Asian 3% 2%
With Kids 38% 28%
Age (median) 36 28
Rentals 29% 50%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Lynchburg?
A: Chesapeake has a larger population count than Lynchburg: 235410 compared with 79237 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Lynchburg does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 50% for Lynchburg.

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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