Chesapeake city County vs. Suffolk city County
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Chesapeake city County (VA) Suffolk city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 242,634 91,185
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.1% 7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 222,306 84,572
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 222,209 84,585
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.5% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.7%
White alone, percent 61.4% 51.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 29.9% 41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 3.3% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 3.6% 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.9% 4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.9% 49.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 27,191 10,826
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.7% 3.5%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.3% 69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $265,600 $246,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,828 $1,805
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $563 $558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,235 $1,135
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.9% 14.0%
Households, 2014-2018 84,230 33,198
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.75 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.8% 85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.0% 5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.2% 90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.5% 78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.2% 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 32.5% 28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 64.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.2% 60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 447,563 122,870
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 978,168 494,936
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,504,214 1,521,003
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,225,172 665,962
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,114,946 958,895
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,015 $11,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.4 28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $75,790 $70,664
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,844 $32,894
Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 10.8%
All firms, 2012 16,220 5,504
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,748 2,563
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,751 2,402
Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,419 2,222
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,981 3,040
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,502 608
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,772 4,598
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.2% 24.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.9% 29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 652.0 211.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 340.80 400.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chesapeake city county (VA) and Suffolk city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.