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Compare Chesapeake to Waynesboro

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Waynesboro, 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) Waynesboro (city)
Population 235,410 21,620
Income (median) $50,491 $38,563
Home Value (median) $260,900 $161,600
White 61% 81%
Black 29% 13%
Asian 3% 0%
With Kids 38% 29%
Age (median) 36 40
Rentals 29% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Waynesboro?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Waynesboro: 235410 compared with 21620 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Waynesboro does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 41% for Waynesboro.

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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