West Virginia · Census place 15028
Chesapeake town, WV
Quick answer
Chesapeake town has 1,615 residents, ranking #93 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $60,526, the median home is worth $83,100 and median gross rent runs $979 a month.
- Population
- 1,615Chesapeake town residents
- Median household income
- $60,526Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $979Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chesapeake town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chesapeake town median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 74.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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