Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Virginia Beach city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Virginia Beach city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for total population (159th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (134th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	456,349	8,705,170	334,922,499	159th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,968	$93,170	$80,734	253rd of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	39.0	38.9	2609th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.9%	42.2%	35.7%	256th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$382,500	$383,700	$332,700	335th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,714	$1,579	$1,413	134th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.9%	12.5%	2744th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.3%	5.2%	1936th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,864.8	220.5	n/a	85th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.2%	13.1%	14.1%	461st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	443rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.1%	67.3%	65.2%	2739th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.4	27.3	26.4	1821st of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.3%	18.3%	15.1%	500th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2500th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	48.7%	46.9%	1861st of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.5%	n/a	n/a	78th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.4	60.7	61.4

Age in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	37.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	179,851	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	31.8%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,736	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.7%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	191,294	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.6%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,061	$2,790	n/a

Education in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Virginia Beach city, Virginia

Statistic	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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