Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA

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2024 Population
128,346
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
0.777% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.05%
4.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$124,444
1.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$440,500
4.14% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
60,741
1.31% 1-year growth

About

7.21% of the households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was $440,500, and the homeownership rate was 86.1%.

Most people in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA is home to a population of 128k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.32% of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA residents were born outside of the country (6.83k people).

In 2024, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.7k people) in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.98k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA are Spanish (3,691 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (949 households), and Korean (553 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
63,107
Women
49.8%
63,582
Men
50.2%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 126,689 inhabitants, with 50.2% men, and 49.8% women.

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Citizenship

98.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    83.7k ± 2.08k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    24.5k ± 1.81k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    5.98k ± 746
6.35%
Hispanic Population
8.15k people

In 2024, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.7k people) in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.98k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.35% of the people in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA are hispanic (8.15k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    1,203 ± 847 people
  2. Korea
    575 ± 587 people
  3. India
    371 ± 472 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was Philippines, the natal country of 1,203 Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA residents, followed by Korea with 575 and India with 371.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.32%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6.83k people
5.26%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6.67k people

As of 2024, 5.32% of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA residents (6.83k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was 5.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    3,691 households (3.04%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    949 households (0.782%)
  3. Korean
    553 households (0.456%)

7.21% of the households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was Spanish. 3.04% of the households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    7,630 ± 842
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,859 ± 432
  3. Vietnam
    2,261 ± 340

Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA employs 60.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA were Elementary & secondary schools (4,900 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,354 people), and Construction (3,067 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($142,449), Legal services ($138,502), and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($133,860).

Males in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA have an average income that is 1.42 times higher than the average income of females, which is $70,599. The income inequality in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.43, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
28,892
Women
47.6%
31,849
Men
52.4%

The workforce of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA in 2023 was 60,741 people, with 47.6% woman, and 52.4% men.

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Occupations

60.7k
2023 Value
1.31%
1 Year growth
± 1.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 60k employees to 60.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA, are Other managers (1,736 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,666 people), and Registered nurses (1,479 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

60.7k
2023 Value
1.31%
1 Year growth
± 1.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 60k employees to 60.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,900 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,354 people), and Construction (3,067 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA, though some of these residents may live in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$75,559
Median earning men ± $3,405
$50,612
Median earning women ± $2,600

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($133,587), Public Administration ($99,204), and Wholesale Trade ($98,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,648), Public Administration ($76,064), and Manufacturing ($72,225).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (0.905%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.569% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.455% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (22.4k), Some college (21.8k), and High School or Equivalent (21.8k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was $440,500 in 2024, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $423,000 to $440,500, a 4.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA is 86.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$440,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,167
$37,780
Median Property Taxes
±$1,489

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

86.1%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 86.1% of the housing units in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$124,444
Median Household Income
± $3,747
43.9k
Number of Households
± 1,727

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.9k households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA grew to $124,444 from the previous year's value of $122,042.

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Wage Distribution

0.43
2023 Wage GINI in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA
0.431
2022 Wage GINI in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA

In 2023, the income inequality in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.368% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.8%)
  3. Carpooled (6.6%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.6%).

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA (6.31k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 5.79% on Medicaid, 8.79% on Medicare, 20.2% on non-group plans, and 13.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 16.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.88%
Uninsured
47.7%
Employer Coverage
5.79%
Medicaid
8.79%
Medicare
20.2%
Non-Group
13.6%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA declined by 9.72% from 4.3% to 3.88%.

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