Indian River, Virginia Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Indian River	Chesapeake	Virginia
Population	26,420	233,194	8,535,519
Population density (sq mi)	2,774	689	218
Median age	37.1	36.7	37.8
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	59%	57%
Families w/ Kids under 18	44%	44%	44%
Speak English	n/a	93%	84%
Speak Spanish	n/a	3%	7%

Key findings

The population density in Indian River is 303% higher than Chesapeake
The median age in Indian River is 1% higher than Chesapeake
In Indian River 44.35% of the population is White
In Indian River 47.61% of the population is Black
In Indian River 3.33% of the population is Asian

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Indian River population breakdown by race

Race	Indian River	Chesapeake	Virginia
White	44.35%	62.24%	68.75%
Black	47.61%	29.71%	19.21%
Asian	3.33%	3.22%	6.05%
American Indian	0.25%	0.20%	0.26%
Native Hawaiian	0.07%	0.12%	0.07%
Mixed race	2.24%	3.19%	3.37%
Other race	2.15%	1.34%	2.30%

In Indian River, 5.3% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Indian River age breakdown

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Source: The Indian River, Chesapeake, VA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Indian River, Chesapeake, VA Demographics