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Chesapeake city, Virginia: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Chesapeake city — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Chesapeake city yet — not gathered, never hidden.

254,997 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.1% since 2020)
338 square miles of land · 753 people per square mile

How Chesapeake city compares — against the other counties in Virginia

254,997 — people: 7th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$15,274 — spending per student in its school districts: 55th highest of 126 Virginia counties.
76.9 years — life expectancy: 43rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
6.8% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 103rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
12.3% — child poverty: 95th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
92.0% — households with broadband internet: 20th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$91,582 — median household income: 25th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
5.9% — share of bridges rated poor: 30th highest of 117 Virginia counties.
$288 — federal grant dollars per resident: 68th highest of 132 Virginia counties.
$56.2 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 6th highest of 133 Virginia counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Chesapeake city

No active community water system lists Chesapeake city in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 648 people were held in Chesapeake city's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 971.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Chesapeake city. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

CHESAPEAKE CITY SCHOOLS40,769 students

Spent $671.5 million — $622.7 million to run schools, about $15,274 per student, plus $36.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $340 million local (mostly property tax), $315.3 million state, $75.6 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Chesapeake city beside Virginia

Life expectancy76.9 years · Virginia 77.6 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance6.8% · Virginia 7.5%

Children in poverty12.3% · Virginia 12.7%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)8.6% · Virginia 11.1%

Households with broadband internet92.0% · Virginia 89.9%

Households with severe housing problems13.9% · Virginia 13.9%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00024.8 · Virginia 28.4

Residents per primary care doctor1,282 · Virginia 1,341

Residents per mental health provider475 · Virginia 379

Unemployment2.9% · Virginia 2.9%

Median household income$91,582 · Virginia $89,864

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Chesapeake city about $56.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$28.6 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Hurricane$14.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Tornado$3.4 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Heat wave$3.3 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Coastal flooding$2.9 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

186 bridges in Chesapeake city: 78 in good condition, 97 fair, and 11 poor (5.9%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

MILITARY HIGHWAY over RTE. 460 & NS RAILWAY · built 1948	37,332 vehicles a day
Indian River Road over Indian River · built 1974	22,822 vehicles a day
Bainbridge Blvd. over NS Railway · built 1938	9,753 vehicles a day
ELBOW ROAD over SPILLWAY AT NORFOLK RES. · built 1975	7,902 vehicles a day
Indian Creek Road over Indian Creek · built 1972	3,424 vehicles a day
EBL ROUTE 0460 over RTE 166 & U # 1808 · built 1948	1,707 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $72 million of work in Chesapeake city in fiscal 2025, about $288 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-31. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-23. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections: upcoming elections · Virginia Department of Elections: voter FAQ · Virginia Department of Elections: absentee voting

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Chesapeake city come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Chesapeake city built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Virginia: the state government and every county in Virginia.

Nearby counties: Portsmouth city (13 mi) · Virginia Beach city (17 mi) · Norfolk city (17 mi) · Suffolk city (18 mi) · Camden County, NC (24 mi) · Hampton city (25 mi).