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Chesapeake County, Virginia

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Population:

  • Total Population: 199,184
  • Males: 96,528
  • Females: 102,656

Ethnicity:

  • White: 131,138
  • Black/African American: 56,087
  • Hispanic: 3,893
  • Native American/Eskimo: 1,144
  • Asian: 3,390
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 143
  • Other: 137
  • 2 or more: 3,252

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (174,635)
  2. Spanish (4,665)
  3. Tagalog (1,195)
  4. French (1,015)
  5. German (630)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 5,971

  1. Philippines (1,393)
  2. Germany (363)
  3. Canada (333)
  4. United Kingdom (329)
  5. Korea (279)
  6. Mexico (270)
  7. Jamaica (226)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (19,113)
  2. United Methodist Church, The (10,611)
  3. Catholic Church (9,133)
  4. Independent, Charismatic Churches (3,300)
  5. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (2,266)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 55,698
    • Sensory: 5,929
    • Physical: 12,656
    • Mental: 8,759
    • Self-care: 4,000
    • Go outside home: 10,773
    • Employment: 14,053

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 2,184

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 69,900
    • Utility gas: 29,700
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,282
    • Electricity: 31,466
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 5,809
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 286
    • Solar Energy: 32
    • Other fuel: 132
    • No fuel used: 193

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 118,865
    • No vehicle: 5,730
    • 1 or more vehicle: 113,135

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 753
    • No High School: 4,306
    • Some High School: 13,588
    • High School: 34,840
    • Some College: 32,997
    • Associate's Degree: 8,071
    • College Degree: 19,926
    • Master's Degree: 8,467
    • Professional Degree: 1,933
    • Doctoral Degree: 617

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 69,900
    • Owners with phone: 52,045
    • Owners without phone: 278
    • Renters with phone: 16,958
    • Renters without phone: 619

    10 closest counties:

    1. Portsmouth city, Virginia
    2. Norfolk city, Virginia
    3. Virginia Beach city, Virginia
    4. Hampton city, Virginia
    5. Suffolk city, Virginia
    6. Newport News city, Virginia
    7. Poquoson city, Virginia
    8. Camden County, North Carolina
    9. Isle of Wight County, Virginia
    10. Pasquotank County, North Carolina

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    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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