COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rodanthe vs Virginia Beach
PLACE A
Rodanthe, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rodanthe is 100% smaller than Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach earns more, with a median household income $58,902 higher. Virginia Beach has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -18%).
RODANTHEVIRGINIA BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population781453,737−100% vs Virginia Beach
Population density8171,854−1,037
Population growth-18.4%4.9%−23.3 pts
Median age45.937.9+8.0
Male55.1%49.0%+6.0 pts
Female44.9%51.0%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%58.8%+35.6 pts
Black0.0%18.2%−18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%9.1%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Other0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Median household income$34,066$92,968−$58,902
Per capita income$295,144$48,736+$246,408
Poverty rate2.3%8.6%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6070.436+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%40.9%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%4.0%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation100.0%68.5%+31.5 pts
Median home value$431,300$382,500+$48,800
Median gross rent$624$1,714−$1,090
Owner-occupied44.0%65.1%−21.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.5%6.0%+52.5 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%51.4%−16.1 pts
Average commute26.023.4+2.6
Worked from home12.9%14.3%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured14.6%6.3%+8.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024