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Compare Chesapeake to Staunton

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Staunton, 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) Staunton (city)
Population 235,410 24,273
Income (median) $50,491 $39,910
Home Value (median) $260,900 $162,500
White 61% 83%
Black 29% 11%
Asian 3% 0%
With Kids 38% 23%
Age (median) 36 42
Rentals 29% 42%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Staunton?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Staunton: 235410 compared with 24273 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Staunton does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 42% for Staunton.

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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