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Compare Chesapeake to Roanoke

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Roanoke, 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) Roanoke (city)
Population 235,410 99,572
Income (median) $50,491 $36,256
Home Value (median) $260,900 $133,700
White 61% 62%
Black 29% 28%
Asian 3% 2%
With Kids 38% 26%
Age (median) 36 38
Rentals 29% 48%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Roanoke?
A: Chesapeake has a larger population count than Roanoke: 235410 compared with 99572 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Roanoke does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 48% for Roanoke.

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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