2022 population: 455,618
( 17,624 from 2010
,
3,853 from 2020)
Land area: 244.7 square miles
Population density: 1861.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 272,775 | 59.87% | ![]() |
Black: | 87,085 | 19.11% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,359 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 35,212 | 7.73% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 18,001 | 3.95% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 41,186 | 9.04% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 182,843 | 40.13% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 12,132 | 13.2 |
Deaths: | 8,410 | 9.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -9,436 | -10.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,541 | 1.7 |
Change in White population: | -9,695 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 27,319 | 6.2 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Virginia Beach city, VA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Data | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Housing Units | 189,951 | |
Median Value | $343,700 | |
Occupied | 178,915 | 94.2% |
Vacant | 11,036 | 5.8% |
Owned | 115,493 | 64.6% |
Rented | 63,422 | 35.4% |
Median Rent | $1,568 | |
Single-Family Units | 138,911 | 73.1% |
Detached | 103,362 | 54.4% |
Attached | 35,549 | 18.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 37,098 | 19.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,045 | 1.1% |
Household Income | ||
---|---|---|
Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,614 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,515 | 2.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,201 | 1.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,010 | 2.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,211 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,654 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,922 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,196 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,853 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 15,010 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 18,193 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 24,858 | 13.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 21,720 | 12.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 16,099 | 9.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 17,967 | 10.0% |
$200,000 or more | 21,892 | 12.2% |
Median Household Income | 87,544 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,320 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 102 |
Welfare Households | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
SSI | 6,253 | 3.5% |
Public Assistance | 3,214 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 12,008 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Employed | 191,501 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 8,614 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 18,277 | 6.7% |
Total Labor Force | 218,392 | 80.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 54,387 | 19.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 73,103 | 66,866 | 52.2% |
Non-Profit | 5,474 | 11,840 | 31.6% |
Self-Employed | 11,453 | 8,890 | 56.3% |
Local Government | 7,612 | 12,622 | 37.6% |
State Government | 2,844 | 4,023 | 41.4% |
Federal Government | 12,865 | 6,317 | 67.1% |
Total Private + Self | 84,556 | 75,756 | 52.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,795 | 34,802 | 45.3% |
Total | 113,351 | 110,558 | 50.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.7% |
Occupation | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 40,466 | 18.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 46,515 | 20.7% |
Professional, Technical | 60,767 | 27.1% |
Service Occupations | 38,154 | 17.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 197 | 0.1% |
All others | 38,432 | 17.1% |
White Collar | 65.9% |
Industry | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 30,456 | 13.6% |
Retail trade | 25,429 | 11.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 22,155 | 9.9% |
Educational services | 22,138 | 9.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 18,523 | 8.3% |
Public administration | 17,842 | 8.0% |
Construction | 13,124 | 5.9% |
Manufacturing | 12,514 | 5.6% |
Finance and insurance | 12,483 | 5.6% |
Other services | 10,995 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,050 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,038 | 3.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5,585 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,174 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 4,126 | 1.8% |
Information | 3,686 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 1,267 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 449 | 0.2% |
Management | 233 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 67 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,852 | 2.81% |
Puerto Rican | 10,125 | 2.21% |
Cuban | 1,374 | 0.30% |
Dominican | 1,125 | 0.25% |
Total Central American | 4,727 | 1.03% |
Costa Rican | 119 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 979 | 0.21% |
Honduran | 1,331 | 0.29% |
Nicaraguan | 181 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 677 | 0.15% |
Salvadoran | 1,440 | 0.31% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 4,978 | 1.09% |
Argentinean | 128 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 370 | 0.08% |
Chilean | 316 | 0.07% |
Colombian | 1,311 | 0.29% |
Ecuadorian | 819 | 0.18% |
Paraguayan | 45 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 876 | 0.19% |
Uruguayan | 7 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 885 | 0.19% |
Other South American | 221 | 0.05% |
Other Hispanic | 4,958 | 1.08% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 19,079 | 4.17% |
Indian | 3,456 | 0.75% |
Chinese | 2,936 | 0.64% |
Vietnamese | 2,340 | 0.51% |
Korean | 1,004 | 0.22% |
Japanese | 580 | 0.13% |
Thai | 354 | 0.08% |
Taiwanese | 334 | 0.07% |
Bangladeshi | 303 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
---|---|---|
Language | Number | % |
English | 377,749 | 87.8% |
Spanish | 19,849 | 4.6% |
Tagalog | 12,084 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European | 4,868 | 1.1% |
Other Asian | 3,616 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 2,646 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 2,120 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,688 | 0.4% |
Other | 1,502 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
German | 51,289 | 11.2% |
English | 48,524 | 10.6% |
Irish | 48,363 | 10.6% |
American | 33,695 | 7.4% |
Italian | 25,217 | 5.5% |
Polish | 10,184 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 10,147 | 2.2% |
French | 9,883 | 2.2% |
European | 8,138 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,569 | 1.0% |
African | 4,159 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 3,684 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 3,683 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 3,510 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 3,158 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 442,371 | 96.6% |
Not a citizen | 15,529 | 3.4% |
Native | 415,400 | 90.7% |
Foreign-born | 42,500 | 9.3% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
5,820 | 1.8% | 11,524 | 3.6% | 65,598 | 20.7% | 107,446 | 34.0% | 78,171 | 24.7% | 47,619 | 15.1% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 5,820 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 11,524 | 3.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 65,598 | 20.7% |
Some College | 107,446 | 34.0% |
Bach. Degree | 78,171 | 24.7% |
Grad Degree | 47,619 | 15.1% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 190,902 | 183,467 | 7,435 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
1991 | 198,864 | 189,551 | 9,313 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
1992 | 204,113 | 193,652 | 10,461 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
1993 | 205,032 | 195,879 | 9,153 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
1994 | 206,932 | 197,157 | 9,775 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 208,860 | 200,051 | 8,809 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
1996 | 208,729 | 200,302 | 8,427 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
1997 | 211,557 | 203,651 | 7,906 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
1998 | 212,432 | 206,820 | 5,612 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1999 | 212,805 | 207,301 | 5,504 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 205,933 | 201,387 | 4,546 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
2001 | 211,093 | 204,819 | 6,274 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2002 | 214,542 | 206,610 | 7,932 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2003 | 216,338 | 208,017 | 8,321 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
2004 | 217,760 | 209,514 | 8,246 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
2005 | 220,504 | 212,546 | 7,958 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 221,436 | 214,419 | 7,017 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2007 | 223,066 | 216,443 | 6,623 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2008 | 225,528 | 216,685 | 8,843 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
2009 | 220,666 | 207,169 | 13,497 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
2010 | 227,179 | 212,040 | 15,139 | 6.7% | 7.3% |
2011 | 228,853 | 214,828 | 14,025 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
2012 | 228,708 | 215,847 | 12,861 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2013 | 231,089 | 218,890 | 12,199 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2014 | 232,581 | 221,324 | 11,257 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2015 | 229,696 | 219,985 | 9,711 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2016 | 229,517 | 220,574 | 8,943 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2017 | 232,751 | 224,576 | 8,175 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2018 | 233,418 | 226,811 | 6,607 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2019 | 235,250 | 229,159 | 6,091 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 230,322 | 215,991 | 14,331 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
2021 | 228,327 | 219,893 | 8,434 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 232,263 | 225,770 | 6,493 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2023 | 239,035 | 232,278 | 6,757 | 2.8% | 2.9% |