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Chesapeake, VA vs Akron, OH

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- Akron is 0% more densely populated than Chesapeake.
- People are 35.8% less likely to be married in Akron.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Akron.
 Chesapeake, VAAkron, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock191,483329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 2010223,525  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock217,074285,036,114
 Population - 1990151,976  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,091.893.4
 Land Area338.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chesapeake, VAAkron, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chesapeake, VAAkron, OHUnited States
 White55.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.9%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chesapeake, VAAkron, OHUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.2%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households89,413  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,86180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,422  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews
Jeffrey · Chesapeake, VA
Family Friendly and great Schools!
Over 5 years ago

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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Brandon · Suffolk, VA
Family friendly and we've got the beach, that's it
Over 5 years ago

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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Nolan · Black Mountain, NC
Chesapeake has Little to Offer
Over 7 years ago

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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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews
Ryan · Stow, OH
Glad to be home
Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Brian · North Canton, OH
Gross
Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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Chris · Akron, OH
Akron from the perpective of a 23 year-old
Over 7 years ago

My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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