Household Types in Chesapeake, Virginia (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family254.635292%50.392728%54.635292%54.6%45,11445.1k15.139331%12.238356%15.139331%15.1%12,50112.5k4.920495%4.288782%4.920495%4.9%4,06321.134027%26.758329%21.134027%21.1%17,45117.5k4.170855%6.321804%4.170855%4.2%3,444
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.012376%70.596822%68.012376%68.0%18,24518.2k25.113696%22.522858%25.113696%25.1%6,7376.873928%6.880320%6.873928%6.9%1,844

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.487617%29.107191%32.487617%32.5%26,82626.8k67.283495%70.664797%67.283495%67.3%55,55855.6k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-6.574713%-3.310345%-10.298851%-4.367816%-7.683408%-3.981198%-16.928356%-5.623393%-24.551724%25%75.448276%65.783645%75.448276%75%2,175-9.757382%-4.321879%-20.487967%-4.692437%-8.527764%-3.538225%-27.449916%-6.560308%-39.259664%39%60.740336%53.923787%60.740336%61%51,27451.3k-17.123746%-3.411371%-19.598662%-0.668896%-15.818652%-5.502213%-24.339985%-8.993905%-40.802676%41%59.197324%45.345245%59.197324%59%1,495-22.435897%-4.887821%-11.858974%-2.483974%-15.253947%-8.384166%-13.954854%-7.549093%-41.666667%42%58.333333%54.857940%58.333333%58%2,496-10.718358%-14.025086%-22.234892%-2.850627%-17.686249%-9.349735%-14.624033%-6.643187%-49.828962%50%50.171038%51.696797%50.171038%50%877-26.570745%-6.097460%-24.480541%-3.487797%-25.507228%-5.625922%-30.973484%-5.058775%-60.636544%61%39.363456%32.834591%39.363456%39%24,25624.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Chesapeake

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
19%31%42%53%64%76%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5%13%21%29%37%45%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%3.9%5.9%7.8%9.9%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%14%19%24%29%35%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.6%4.3%5.9%7.6%9.3%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%30%37%44%52%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Chesapeake

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%35%47%60%72%85%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%12%20%28%36%44%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%3.6%6.4%9.1%11.8%14.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%24%30%37%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.5%2.6%4.6%6.6%8.6%10.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18%25%32%38%45%52%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Chesapeake

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%22%40%57%75%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%50%63%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.5%21.9%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Chesapeake

There are 22 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Chesapeake (7 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Chesapeake, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chesapeake, selected neighborhoods in Chesapeake, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%20%40%60%Count#Deep Crk SGreat Brg EPleasant Grv WButts StationPleasant Grv EPrincess AnneGreat BridgeW Branch SSalemGreenbrier EDeep Crk W-Dismal SwampDeep Crk W-Dism…ChesapeakeChesapeakeMears CornerW Branch NDeep Crk NVirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachKempsvilleGreenbrier WNottingham-WestmorelandNottingham-West…Indian RiverSouth NorfolkHighlandsCavalier MnrBeacon Light/BerkleyBeacon Light/Berkl…75.588790%75.588790%76%2,1282,129175.384315%75.384315%75%4,3644,365274.588345%74.588345%75%1,9911,992374.372563%74.372563%74%1,576467.996458%67.996458%68%448449567.232647%67.232647%67%14,07114.1k665.088695%65.088695%65%5,7205,721760.321321%60.321321%60%3,000857.356987%57.356987%57%7,742955.732980%55.732980%56%4,6214,6221055.562787%55.562787%56%1,0351154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k54.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k53.928018%53.928018%54%6,4406,4411252.039229%52.039229%52%3,6293,6301350.918926%50.918926%51%3,6971450.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k44.632874%44.632874%45%9,2749,2751543.510178%43.510178%44%3,8351640.627613%40.627613%41%1541739.327320%39.327320%39%4,0631838.523756%38.523756%39%3,2991937.143960%37.143960%37%8042034.948058%34.948058%35%9622119.736014%19.736014%20%20722
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 22 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Virginia Beach Area

There are 26 places in the Virginia Beach Area. This section compares Chesapeake to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chesapeake, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Bethel ManorSunburyGwynnMoyockCarrolltonPoquosonSmithfieldGatesvilleChesapeakeChesapeakeGloucester PtSuffolkVirginiaVirginia BchWindsorUnited StatesSouthBenns ChurchSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachCoinjockRushmereYorktownGloucester CourthouseGloucester Courth…Newport NewsHamptonWilliamsburgNorfolkPortsmouthCamptownMathewsCarrsville86.500888%86.500888%87%974182.978723%82.978723%83%78272.115385%72.115385%72%225371.153846%71.153846%71%814466.140530%66.140530%66%1,299560.563991%60.563991%61%2,792657.745611%57.745611%58%1,875756.097561%56.097561%56%92854.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k54.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k952.685162%52.685162%53%2,0701052.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k1150.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k1249.733191%49.733191%50%4661348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.777778%47.777778%48%1291447.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.268657%46.268657%46%621544.935065%44.935065%45%1731643.119266%43.119266%43%471741.685912%41.685912%42%3611838.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k1937.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k2037.540523%37.540523%38%1,7372134.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k2234.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k2327.428571%27.428571%27%962426.910299%26.910299%27%812521.985816%21.985816%22%3126
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chesapeake, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%20%40%60%Count#Linton HallSouth RidingBurkeMcLeanChantillyAshburnDale CityCentrevilleShort PumpLeesburgManassasOaktonW SpringfieldFairfaxMechanicsvilleChesapeakeChesapeakeLake RidgeSpringfieldHerndonW Falls ChurchTuckahoeSuffolkAnnandaleVirginiaLincolniaVirginia BchSterlingCave SpringUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachMarumscoRestonSalemFair OaksTysons CornerStauntonWinchesterNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthBailey's CrossroadsHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleFredericksburgCharlottesvilleBlacksburgPetersburgRichmond76.177965%76.177965%76%8,698172.509205%72.509205%73%6,499272.083425%72.083425%72%9,781371.829058%71.829058%72%12,06812.1k464.870015%64.870015%65%4,766562.074689%62.074689%62%10,47210.5k660.989804%60.989804%61%12,68112.7k760.604831%60.604831%61%14,93014.9k860.496454%60.496454%60%5,971960.382916%60.382916%60%9,8401060.152856%60.152856%60%7,4771157.375450%57.375450%57%7,6471255.304659%55.304659%55%4,6291355.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841455.164728%55.164728%55%7,9201554.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k54.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k1654.189100%54.189100%54%8,2531753.307512%53.307512%53%5,2301853.188961%53.188961%53%4,0281952.366984%52.366984%52%5,1772052.075348%52.075348%52%9,5102152.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k2251.166307%51.166307%51%7,1072350.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.340737%50.340737%50%3,9892450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k2549.794239%49.794239%50%4,7192648.526817%48.526817%49%5,5012748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.153846%46.153846%46%5,5082845.718666%45.718666%46%11,62911.6k2944.473161%44.473161%44%4,4743043.587571%43.587571%44%6,1723141.794523%41.794523%42%4,3043240.710777%40.710777%41%4,2273339.231786%39.231786%39%4,1573438.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3537.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k3637.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k3737.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k3836.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k3934.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4034.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4134.407895%34.407895%34%3,1384233.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054333.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4433.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234532.538214%32.538214%33%3,3424632.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134729.473382%29.473382%29%4,1084826.436433%26.436433%26%3,4834923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chesapeake, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k54.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Chesapeake, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%20%40%Count#San JoseChesapeakeChesapeakeVirginiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k54.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Chesapeake. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Virginia
City:
Chesapeake
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23320, 23321, 23322, 23323, 23324, 23325, 23702, 23704
Unified School District:
Chesapeake
Neighborhoods:
Beacon Light/Berkley, Butts Station, Cavalier Manor, Deep Creek North, Deep Creek South, Deep Creek West-Dismal Swamp, Great Bridge, Great Bridge East, Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West, Highlands, Indian River, Kempsville, Mears Corner, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Pleasant Grove East, Pleasant Grove West, Princess Anne, Salem, South Norfolk, Western Branch North, Western Branch South
Congressional Districts:
VA-3, VA-4
State Senate Districts:
VA-5, VA-14, VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-21, VA-76, VA-77, VA-78, VA-80, VA-81
Neighboring Cities:
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Moyock
Nearby Cities:
Elizabeth City, Hampton
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield, Windsor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Camden, Carrollton, South Mills, Sunbury