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Compare Chesapeake to Winchester

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Winchester, 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) Winchester (city)
Population 235,410 27,516
Income (median) $50,491 $40,719
Home Value (median) $260,900 $226,200
White 61% 80%
Black 29% 9%
Asian 3% 2%
With Kids 38% 31%
Age (median) 36 37
Rentals 29% 54%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Winchester?
A: Chesapeake has a much larger population count than Winchester: 235410 compared with 27516 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Winchester does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 54% for Winchester.

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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