Chesapeake is a relatively large city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 252,488 people and 61 associated neighborhoods, Chesapeake is the second largest community in Virginia.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Chesapeake, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Chesapeake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Chesapeake, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Chesapeake is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Chesapeake a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Chesapeake is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

The population of Chesapeake is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.76% of adults in Chesapeake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chesapeake in 2022 was $42,753, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,012 for a family of four. However, Chesapeake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chesapeake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chesapeake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chesapeake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chesapeake include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Chesapeake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.