Virginia Beach city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 457,066
Median household income: $90,685
Median home value: $366,300

Home to 457,066 residents, Virginia Beach city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $90,685, its median household income sits in line with Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Virginia Beach city's population grew 1.5% from 450,201 to 457,066, while its median household income rose 18.4% from $76,610 to $90,685.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 457,066
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $90,685
Median home value: $366,300
Median gross rent: $1,649
Housing units: 190,734
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	450,201	$76,610	$280,800	$1,367
2020	450,882	$78,136	$287,400	$1,380
2021	457,658	$81,810	$295,900	$1,433
2022	457,900	$87,544	$343,700	$1,568
2023	457,066	$90,685	$366,300	$1,649

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,251	6.0%
5 to 17	73,755	16.1%
18 to 24	38,835	8.5%
25 to 34	71,598	15.7%
35 to 44	64,243	14.1%
45 to 54	53,689	11.7%
55 to 64	57,449	12.6%
65 to 74	42,131	9.2%
75 and over	28,115	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	271,315	59.4%
Black or African American	83,839	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	496	0.1%
Asian	32,159	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	440	0.1%
Some other race	2,214	0.5%
Two or more races	25,749	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,854	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,914	5.3%
High school graduate	67,659	21.3%
Some college or associate's	104,444	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	79,246	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	48,962	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182,235	75.3%
Carpooled	18,089	7.5%
Public transit	1,964	0.8%
Walked	4,310	1.8%
Bicycle	892	0.4%
Worked from home	30,626	12.7%
Other means	3,798	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49,773	23.6%
15 to 29 min	96,629	45.7%
30 to 44 min	46,029	21.8%
45 to 59 min	11,509	5.4%
60+ min	7,348	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.4% (37,541 of 448,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	120,123	66.8%
Nonfamily households	59,677	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179,800	94.3%
Vacant	10,934	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116,729	64.9%
Renter-occupied	63,071	35.1%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached18.3%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	104,518	54.8%
1-unit, attached	34,891	18.3%
2 to 4 units	11,523	6.0%
5 to 19 units	22,982	12.0%
20 or more units	14,712	7.7%
Mobile home & other	2,108	1.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 51810
State: Virginia
Land area: 245 sq mi
Water area: 253 sq mi
Center point: 36.7795, -76.0291