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Chesapeake is a Census village of 1,060 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $54,219, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chesapeake
What Chesapeake is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,238 plus or minus 684
- County holding the largest share of its areaLawrence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesapeake
How many people live in Chesapeake
- Population1,060 plus or minus 324
- Median age47.5 plus or minus 13.1
- Population under 18109 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1810.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over275 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over25.9 percent
- Households530 plus or minus 152
- Family households303 plus or minus 131
- Share of households that are families57.2 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesapeake
Income and work in Chesapeake
- Median household income$54,219 plus or minus $21,193
- Per capita income$39,498 plus or minus $12,077
- Civilian labor force597 plus or minus 212
- Employed590 plus or minus 213
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over920 plus or minus 292
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.4 percent plus or minus 39.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chesapeake
- Housing units564 plus or minus 156
- Occupied units530 plus or minus 152
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied363 plus or minus 104
- Renter occupied167 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate68.5 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,100 plus or minus $47,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$857
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units491 plus or minus 145
- Share single family87.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more54 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesapeake
How Chesapeake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute537 plus or minus 218
- Commuting under 15 minutes250 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.6 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone79.0 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chesapeake
SBA loans in Chesapeake (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$206,000
- Average approval$206,000
- Median approval$206,000
- Largest approval$206,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chesapeake, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chesapeake
Flood risk in Chesapeake
- NFIP communityVillage of Chesapeake
- NFIP community number390608
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/15
The Village of Chesapeake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390608 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lawrence County, not Chesapeake
Lawrence County context, not Chesapeake figures
- Establishments in Lawrence County774
- Covered employment, Lawrence County13,641
- Average annual pay, Lawrence County$47,517
- Housing units permitted, Lawrence County18
Every figure in this section is published for Lawrence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chesapeake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chesapeake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chesapeake, Ohio?
1,060, in 530 households. Chesapeake village covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 2,238 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chesapeake in?
Lawrence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chesapeake?
$54,219. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,100. Median gross rent is $857 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chesapeake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chesapeake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chesapeake, village of, community 390608, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chesapeake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lawrence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chesapeake.
Is zoning published for Chesapeake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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