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Chesapeake, West Virginia

Chesapeake town, West Virginia · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleGrowingKanawha County · 0.5 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025ChesapeakePeer medianPctileSource
Population1,7021,72436
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$60,927$59,70855
Poverty rate21.5%14.3%64
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%10.5%45
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$84,500$155,7509
Median gross rent$967$87155
Housing vacancy rate14.4%8.8%82
Worked from home3.9%6.8%18
Population, 2012–2024
ChesapeakePeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
ChesapeakePeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Kanawha County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars22.3US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail2.5US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services6.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services24.2US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care23.0US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation4.6US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation1.7US 2.1below US rate
Construction18.1US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Garden City, MO901,742$65,2608.7%
Olathe, CO901,793$55,7677.6%
Elkhart, TX891,701$52,8918.8%
Oblong, IL891,634$57,91711.3%
North Lewisburg, OH881,706$59,27113.3%
Lacon, IL881,916$63,1629.7%
White Pigeon, MI871,760$51,25011.6%
Lenox, IA871,569$61,00014.7%