Chesapeake, WV

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Chesapeake, West Virginia

Chesapeake has a population of 1,643.

The People and Families of Chesapeake

In Chesapeake, about 48% of adults are married. Chesapeake offers a lot of one-person housing. Looking at the town, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

In the most recent census it emerged that people are more likely female than male in Chesapeake, in comparison to similar towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Chesapeake had a median family income of $35,703.

Chesapeake Housing

Owners occupy 66% of the housing units in Chesapeake.

Commuting

In Chesapeake, 92% of commuters drive to work. If you visit or move to the town, try the public transportation system.

High Points

Chesapeake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Chesapeake, WV

Comparing Chesapeake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,643	100%
Male	746	45.4%
Female	897	54.6%
Under 18	324	19.7%
18+	1,319	80.3%
65+	334	20.3%
Median Age	43.3
Average Family Size	2.71
White	1,449	88.2%
African-American	165	10%
Asian	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	6	0.4%
Mixed Race	19	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	6	0.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$35,703
Population In Poverty	312	19.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,567
Growth	-76
Growth %	-4.59%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	35.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.9%
Irish	12.5%
German	11.5%
English	9.3%
Italian	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	2.9%
Scottish	1.5%
Polish	1%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Dutch	0.8%
Australian	0.3%
Iranian	0.3%

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