Chesapeake Population and Demographics

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Chesapeake City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Chesapeake Population: 199184 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 96728 48.56% Female 102456 51.44%       Under 5 years 14272 7.17% 5 to 9 years 16138 8.1% 10 to 14 years 17121 8.6% 15 to 19 years 14931 7.5% 20 to 24 years 11186 5.62% 25 to 34 years 26807 13.46% 35 to 44 years 37602 18.88% 45 to 54 years 27506 13.81% 55 to 59 years 8955 4.5% 60 to 64 years 6822 3.42% 65 to 74 years 10227 5.13% 75 to 84 years 6086 3.06% 85 years and over 1531 0.77%       Median age (years) 34.7       18 years and over 141901 71.24% Male 67626 33.95% Female 74275 37.29% 21 years and over 134453 67.5% 62 years and over 21801 10.95% 65 years and over 17844 8.96% Male 7201 3.62% Female 10643 5.34%       Race     One race 195960 98.38% White 133193 66.87% Black or African American 56823 28.53% American Indian and Alaska Native 770 0.39% Asian 3673 1.84% Asian indian 374 0.19% Chinese 380 0.19% Filipino 2029 1.02% Japanese 167 0.08% Korean 258 0.13% Vietnamese 240 0.12% Other Asian 225 0.11% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 101 0.05% Native Hawaiian 29 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 34 0.02% Samoan 16 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 22 0.01% Some other race 1400 0.7% Two or more races 3224 1.62%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 199184 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 4076 2.05% Mexican 1202 0.6% Puerto Rican 1276 0.64% Cuban 203 0.1% Other Hispanic or Latino 1395 0.7% Not Hispanic or Latino 195108 97.95% White alone 131200 65.87%       Relationship     Total Population 199184 100.00% In households 195070 97.93% Householder 69900 35.09% Spouse 41702 20.94% Child 65054 32.66% Own child under 18 years 51054 25.63% Other relatives 10769 5.41% Under 18 years 5017 2.52% Nonrelatives 7645 3.84% Unmarried partner 2867 1.44% In group quarters 4114 2.07% Institutionalized population 3205 1.61% Non-Institutionalized population 909 0.46%       Households by Type     Total Households 69900 100.0 % Family households (families) 54158 77.48% With own children under 18 years 28657 41% Married-couple family 41702 59.66% With own children under 18 years 21175 30.29% Female householder, no husband present 9797 14.02% With own children under 18 years 6054 8.66% Non Family households 15742 22.52% Householder living alone 12568 17.98% Householder 65 years and over 4124 5.9%       Households with individuals under 18 years 31693 45.34% Households with individuals 65 years and over 12620 18.05%       Average Household size 2.79 Average family size 3.17       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 72672 100.00% Occupied housing units 69900 96.19% Vacant housing units 2772 3.81% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 190 0.26% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 69900 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 52335 74.87% Renter-occupied housing units. 17565 25.13%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.87 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.56

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