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Chesapeake, VA vs Elizabeth City, NC

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- Elizabeth City is 0% more densely populated than Chesapeake.
- People are 26.6% less likely to be married in Elizabeth City.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years younger in Elizabeth City.
 Chesapeake, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,466329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.838.4
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 Population - 2010223,525  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,188285,036,114
 Population - 1990151,976  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,584.793.4
 Land Area338.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chesapeake, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chesapeake, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 White55.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock50.9%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chesapeake, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households89,413  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,09080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,422  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%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 Elizabeth City    9 Reviews
chandler · 
love this city
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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TRACY · Elizabeth City, NC
how to make it a little better
Over 13 years ago

let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Bp · Elizabeth City, NC
growth asap
Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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