COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kitty Hawk vs Virginia Beach
PLACE A
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Kitty Hawk is 99% smaller than Virginia Beach. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Kitty Hawk has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 5%).
KITTY HAWKVIRGINIA BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population3,670453,737−99% vs Virginia Beach
Population density4521,854−1,402
Population growth12.7%4.9%+7.8 pts
Median age49.337.9+11.4
Male50.4%49.0%+1.4 pts
Female49.6%51.0%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.9%9.2%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%58.8%+24.9 pts
Black0.0%18.2%−18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%9.1%−4.1 pts
Asian0.3%7.1%−6.8 pts
Other11.0%6.8%+4.1 pts
Median household income$94,450$92,968+$1,482
Per capita income$59,825$48,736+$11,089
Poverty rate4.7%8.6%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.436Even
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%40.9%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree10.6%15.5%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%4.0%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation69.1%68.5%+0.6 pts
Median home value$535,000$382,500+$152,500
Median gross rent$1,309$1,714−$405
Owner-occupied72.6%65.1%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.7%6.0%+43.7 pts
Rent-burdened households28.8%51.4%−22.6 pts
Average commute24.323.4+0.9
Worked from home18.0%14.3%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured4.3%6.3%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025