Chesapeake City, VA

Welcome to Chesapeake City.

Chesapeake city has a population of 249.4 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 350.9 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 32%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $13.3 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Chesapeake City voted each party evenly: three times each.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	45.02%	53.21%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	42.32%	57.11%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	50.22%	48.94%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	49.85%	48.81%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	46.69%	47.95%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	52.16%	45.73%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	32%

Government Enterprises	13%	19%
Private Industries	87%	34%
Agriculture	<1%	-31%
Mining	<1%	65%
Utilities	<1%	70%
Construction	9%	20%
Manufacturing	5%	39%
– Durable	4%	40%
– Nondurable	1%	33%
Trade	16%	36%
– Wholesale	6%	29%
– Retail	10%	39%
Transportation	4%	39%
Information	3%	47%
Finance & Insurance	4%	64%
Real Estate	18%	32%
Professional & Business Services	14%	22%
Educational Services	1%	139%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	48%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	29%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	39%
Other Services²	3%	19%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	41	90
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	39	87
📺 Electronics & Appliance	21	87
🛒 Grocery Stores	78	92
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	10	74
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	73	91
⛽ Gasoline Stations	70	93
👕 Clothing Stores	56	87
👠 Shoe Stores	17	81
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	21	83
🏸 Sporting Goods	7	66
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	45	93
💐 Florists	4	65
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	16	83
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	10	76
🍺 Bars & Taverns	9	69
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	207	93
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	228	93
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	203	94
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	50	92
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	25%	$523,300	N/A
Top 20%	56%	$292,900	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	23%	$118,500	$159,300
Middle 20%	13%	$68,300	$89,700
Second lowest 20%	7%	$35,100	$49,900
Bottom 20%	2%	Below $10,000	$21,100
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		78%	$99,400
Self-Employment		12%	$37,500
Investment Income¹		26%	$37,900
Social Security		21%	$22,300
Supplemental Security		6%	$10,600
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		15%	$35,800
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	3%	3%	3%
$25K – $49K	1%	5%	4%	4%
$50K – $99K	1%	11%	10%	7%
$100K – $199K	<1%	13%	15%	6%
$200K & more	<1%	4%	7%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$52,000	$38,200
African-American	$26,000	$26,800
Hispanic	$27,200	$26,400
Asian	$16,800	$11,100

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$29,600	$21,700
Highschool & GED	$27,300	$34,000
Some College to Associate’s	$35,500	$35,600
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$63,800	$52,400
Graduate Degree	$98,000	$65,400

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$68,700	$58,300
STEM²	$90,100	$72,600
Gray-Collar³	$28,600	$25,400
Pink-Collar⁴	$43,200	$14,400
Sales⁵	$34,100	$33,000
Blue-Collar⁶	$36,300	$26,400
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
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Riverine Flooding	+	$
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Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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