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Anderson, IN vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake is 0% more densely populated than Anderson.
- People are 40.5% more likely to be married in Chesapeake.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Chesapeake.
 Anderson, INChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock247,172329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201056,066  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock199,184285,036,114
 Population - 199059,459  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock730.293.4
 Land Area42.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Anderson, INChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Anderson, INChesapeake, VAUnited States
 White73.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Anderson, INChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households23,409  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock65,99180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,678  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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