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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 255,000 people living in Chesapeake Independent City, VA. That makes Chesapeake Independent City the seventh-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 2.9% of people living in the state.

255K

population of Chesapeake Independent City, VA (2024)

2.9%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 255,000 people lived in Chesapeake Independent City, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Chesapeake Independent City, VA’s age demographics?

About 39,900 Chesapeake Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 60,500 Chesapeake Independent City, VA residents, or 23.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A lower share of Chesapeake Independent City, VA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Chesapeake Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 29.5% of the Chesapeake Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 12.6%. Chesapeake Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (3.7%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Chesapeake Independent City’s Hispanic population accounts for 8.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic white population makes up 54% of the city, compared with 57.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Chesapeake Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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