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23323

Chesapeake, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
43,043
Median household income
$108,730
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$388,300

Income

The median income of households in 23323 was $108,730. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 5.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 24
$150,000 to $199,999 15.4
$200,000 or more 15.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 78425
Female 56497

An estimated 84.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,108. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.9
Social Security 25.2
Retirement income 32.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.2
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.6

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 23323 in 2020-2024, 94.5% had health insurance coverage and 5.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.9% and public coverage was 28.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 23323 had a total population of 43,043 - 21,989 (51.1%) females and 21,054 (48.9%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 27.5% of the population was under 18 years, 34.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 23323 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1239 1674
5 to 9 1655 1871
10 to 14 1973 1169
15 to 19 1704 1575
20 to 24 1133 1095
25 to 29 1171 1119
30 to 34 1275 1892
35 to 39 1676 1517
40 to 44 1992 1797
45 to 49 1418 1393
50 to 54 1294 1273
55 to 59 1085 1036
60 to 64 1259 1545
65 to 69 818 1080
70 to 74 634 793
75 to 79 317 615
80 to 84 162 256
85 and over 249 289

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.8% were White; 27.7% were Black or African American; 9.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 9.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.6% of the people in 23323 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.4% of the people in 23323 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,631 households in 23323. The average household size was 2.93 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.3% of the households in 23323 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 10.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.9% of all households.

In 23323, 43.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59.3
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.3% of males and 51.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.3 26.6
Now married, except separated 58.3 51.7
Separated 1.2 2
Widowed 1.6 6.7
Divorced 7.7 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 23323, 1,273 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.4% of the people living in 23323 were U.S. natives. 49.4% of the 23323 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.6% of 23323 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 69.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 23323 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 23323.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 30.7
Asia 41.5
Europe 15.7
Africa 9
Northern America 2.6
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 23323 in 2020-2024, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.7% of people at least five years old; 2.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 23323 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.5
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 6.1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 23323 was 12,131 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 767 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,817. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,547.

Educational Attainment of People in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.2
High school diploma or equivalency 26
Some college, no degree 21.5
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 21.3
Graduate or professional degree 14.5

Disability

In 23323, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 23323, 58.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,745 71.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,738 24.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 730 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 23323 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 9
Manufacturing 6.1
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 11.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 23323 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,601 44.7
Service occupations 3,643 18.9
Sales and office occupations 3,120 16.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,043 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,856 9.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 23323 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 12.3

In 2020-2024, 23323 had a total of 15,077 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.4
Mobile homes 2.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

22.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 23323 was 7 rooms, and of these housing units 84.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 23323 had 14,631 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 446 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.7% while renters occupied 16.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.05 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3% and another 30.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 23323:

House Heating Fuel Used in 23323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 48.7
Electricity 49.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 23323 was $388,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.3 % had a mortgage. 22.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,189 and for owners without a mortgage it was $732.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 23323 was $1,682. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.