Chesapeake, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chesapeake	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$56,116	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$120,568	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$147,051	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,646	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,904	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,906	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.5%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chesapeake is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chesapeake is 48% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chesapeake is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chesapeake is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,370 $120,568 $241,136

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Chesapeake median earnings by income bracket

Chesapeake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	12.4%	12.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	28.8%	28.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Norfolk, VA	250,142	$79,127	2.7%
Portsmouth, VA	98,194	$77,881	4.2%
Chesapeake, VA	251,202	$120,568	48.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Norfolk, VA	250,142	$79,127	2.7%
Longueuil, QC	249,920	n/a
Irving, TX	248,458	$98,329	20.9%
Winston-Salem, NC	255,400	$70,222	13.7%
Gilbert, AZ	255,869	$149,302	83.6%
Chesapeake, VA	251,202	$120,568	48.2%

Source: The Chesapeake, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.