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Compare Chesapeake to Portsmouth

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Portsmouth, 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) Portsmouth (city)
Population 235,410 95,536
Income (median) $50,491 $40,064
Home Value (median) $260,900 $169,400
White 61% 40%
Black 29% 52%
Asian 3% 1%
With Kids 38% 30%
Age (median) 36 35
Rentals 29% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Portsmouth?
A: Chesapeake has a larger population count than Portsmouth: 235410 compared with 95536 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Portsmouth does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 45% for Portsmouth.

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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