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Compare Chesapeake to Petersburg

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Petersburg, 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) Petersburg (city)
Population 235,410 32,037
Income (median) $50,491 $33,843
Home Value (median) $260,900 $112,900
White 61% 17%
Black 29% 75%
Asian 3% 1%
With Kids 38% 25%
Age (median) 36 38
Rentals 29% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Petersburg?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Petersburg: 235410 compared with 32037 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Petersburg does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 58% for Petersburg.

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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