Henrico County vs Virginia Beach city

A side-by-side comparison of Henrico County and Virginia Beach city: population, income, housing, and more.

Henrico County and Virginia Beach city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Virginia Beach city has the higher population (457,066 vs 334,434 in Henrico County). Virginia Beach city has the higher median household income ($90,685 vs $86,397 in Henrico County). Virginia Beach city has the higher median home value ($366,300 vs $333,600 in Henrico County).

Population, income & housing

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
Population	334,434	457,066
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,397	$90,685
Median home value	$333,600	$366,300
Median gross rent	$1,474	$1,649
Housing units	142,964	190,734
Homeownership rate	64.6%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.7%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
Population	327,535 → 334,434 (+2.1%)	450,201 → 457,066 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$70,307 → $86,397 (+22.9%)	$76,610 → $90,685 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$242,600 → $333,600 (+37.5%)	$280,800 → $366,300 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $1,474 (+26.0%)	$1,367 → $1,649 (+20.6%)

Henrico County

Population

327,535334,434

Median household income

$70,307$86,397

Median home value

$242,600$333,600

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,474

Virginia Beach city

Population

450,201457,066

Median household income

$76,610$90,685

Median home value

$280,800$366,300

Median gross rent

$1,367$1,649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.2%
75 and over	6.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	59.4%
Black or African American	29.4%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	9.5%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	21.8%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
Drove alone	69.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.8%	12.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
1-unit, detached	63.8%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	12.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Henrico County	Virginia Beach city
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1984	1984