COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kitty Hawk vs Chesapeake
PLACE A
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Chesapeake, Virginia
Kitty Hawk is 99% smaller than Chesapeake. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
KITTY HAWKCHESAPEAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,670255,332−99% vs Chesapeake
Population density452754−302
Population growth12.7%12.2%+0.5 pts
Median age49.337.9+11.4
Male50.4%49.1%+1.4 pts
Female49.6%50.9%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.9%5.8%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%53.8%+29.9 pts
Black0.0%28.5%−28.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%7.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.3%3.8%−3.5 pts
Other11.0%6.2%+4.7 pts
Median household income$94,450$95,373−$923
Per capita income$59,825$44,985+$14,840
Poverty rate4.7%9.4%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%36.9%+6.6 pts
Graduate degree10.6%14.4%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%4.9%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation69.1%66.8%+2.3 pts
Median home value$535,000$378,400+$156,600
Median gross rent$1,309$1,586−$277
Owner-occupied72.6%74.4%−1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.7%3.3%+46.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.8%54.6%−25.8 pts
Average commute24.325.8−1.5
Worked from home18.0%13.1%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.3%5.8%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025