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Compare Chesapeake to West Springfield

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to West Springfield, 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) West Springfield (CDP)
Population 235,410 23,106
Income (median) $50,491 $80,176
Home Value (median) $260,900 $457,100
White 61% 66%
Black 29% 8%
Asian 3% 18%
With Kids 38% 32%
Age (median) 36 41
Rentals 29% 19%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or West Springfield?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than West Springfield: 235410 compared with 23106 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chesapeake or West Springfield?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Chesapeake.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Chesapeake does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 19% for West Springfield.

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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