Chesapeake city

Chesapeake city has 252,583 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $95,373, in line with the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $378,400, and 37% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

252,583residentsACS 2020–2024

$95,373median household incomeVirginia: $93K

$378,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Chesapeake city in VirginiaZIP codes in Chesapeake city highlighted; the rest of Virginia in grey

Map of Virginia with Chesapeake city highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
23320	59,108	$84K	$346K	65%	39%	93%	25 min
23321	40,176	$102K	$368K	80%	39%	94%	28 min
23322	66,956	$135K	$463K	90%	42%	96%	30 min
23323	43,043	$109K	$388K	84%	36%	93%	28 min
23324	24,670	$57K	$252K	53%	21%	80%	27 min
23325	19,138	$70K	$272K	60%	29%	93%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

252,583 residents in 93,626 households, next to the Virginia figure.

24%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

24%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

96,816 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $378,400 (±$5,621).

74%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

12%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,586

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201914%

2000–200914%

1990–199919%

1980–198920%

1970–197913%

1960–19699%

1950–19596%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,728.

$95,373

median household income

9.4%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

37%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Chesapeake city, Virginia, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.