2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Cape Charles, VA vs Chesapeake City, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Chesapeake City, is 20% more than it is in Cape Charles and is 17% below the National Average.
- Cape Charles unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Chesapeake City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Cape Charles, VAChesapeake City, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth0.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,880  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,958$69,021
 Family Median Income$116,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cape Charles, VAChesapeake City, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cape Charles, VAChesapeake City, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cape Charles    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moved here from Florida where the "no see ums" will torture. No bug problems that I have felt here. Rarely see a mosquito. There is a green fly that bits, but only saw  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cape Charles is a delightful and quaint community with some really great assets like golf and boating. I counted only five days over 90 degrees last summer. Winters are  More

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Unsure of the areas, can anyone help me. Master in Social Work; interested the College or educational  More

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