Population

255,332

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$378,400

Owner-occupied units

Chesapeake, VA

Virginia · 36.679° N, 76.302° W · 338 sq mi

Chesapeake is a city in Virginia, with a population of 255,332 and about 754 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,373 a year, and the median home is worth $378,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

338 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

754

People per square mile

Rank by population

#92

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#14

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$95,373

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,586

Per month

Homeownership

74.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.8 min

One way

People

Median age

37.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.8%

Households

93,626

2.65 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.7^%

Professional & business services 14^%

Retail trade 9.3^%

Public administration 9.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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Cities near Chesapeake

Portsmouth, VA13 mi · 96,777
Virginia Beach, VA17 mi · 453,737
Norfolk, VA17 mi · 231,013
Suffolk, VA18 mi · 104,699
Hampton, VA25 mi · 137,315
Newport News, VA30 mi · 183,230
Richmond, VA87 mi · 237,257
Greenville, NC96 mi · 96,443