Chesapeake County Information
Chesapeake in
Virginia occupies
351 square miles and has a 2006 population of
220,560, a change from a 2000 population of
199,184 and
151,982 in 1990.
15.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.4% percent is 25-35, and
16.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,111 acts of violent crime reported in
Chesapeake in 2004, a change from
1,070 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,644 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.3%.
Read more about
Chesapeake, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Chesapeake | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 351 sq. miles | Ranked 2,726 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 220,560 | Ranked 279 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 218,219 | |
| Population 2000 | 199,184 | Ranked 278 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 151,982 | Ranked 307 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 65.8% | |
| African American | 30.1% | |
| Asian American | 2.1% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,111 | 1,070 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 12 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 61 | |
| Robberies | 295 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 743 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 7,724 | 5,836 |
| Burglaries | 1,296 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5,804 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 624 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 113,965 | 97,374 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,644 | 2,213 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2.3% |
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