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Compare Chesapeake to Salem

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Salem, 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) Salem (city)
Population 235,410 25,521
Income (median) $50,491 $42,987
Home Value (median) $260,900 $174,000
White 61% 88%
Black 29% 7%
Asian 3% 1%
With Kids 38% 29%
Age (median) 36 41
Rentals 29% 34%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Salem?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Salem: 235410 compared with 25521 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Salem does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 34% for Salem.

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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