COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Virginia Beach

Virginia · 393,069 residents · 245 sq mi

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Virginia Beach is home to 393,069 people in Virginia. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. The poverty rate is 5.9%, under the national 13.2%. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $577 a month. Median household income runs $36,271, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

393,069

−8%vs 2000

vs 425,257 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

245 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(34,915)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(31,891)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(27,749)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(27,245)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(38,131)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.6%(88,723)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(61,963)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(35,886)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(23,460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(15,336)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(5,956)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(1,814)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,271

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,705 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,242

−32%vs 2000

vs $22,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,000

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$577

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $734 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.5%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

37.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.5%(295,402)

Black18.6%(79,092)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(17,770)

Asian4.8%(20,618)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.5%(316,290)

Black13.9%(54,800)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(12,128)

Asian4.3%(16,947)

Other1.3%(5,032)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(11,950)

Puerto Rican2.5%(11,336)

South American1.3%(6,053)

Central American1%(4,562)

Spaniard0.5%(2,352)

Cuban0.4%(1,674)

Honduran0.4%(1,649)

Colombian0.3%(1,326)

Peruvian0.3%(1,234)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,198)

Dominican0.2%(1,069)

Guatemalan0.2%(967)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.2%(939)

Ecuadorian0.2%(730)

Panamanian0.1%(564)

Argentine0.1%(502)

Bolivian0.1%(298)

Nicaraguan0.1%(289)

Chilean0.1%(252)

Paraguayan0%(197)

Costa Rican0%(154)

Asian origin

Filipino4.2%(18,977)

Asian Indian0.9%(4,088)

Chinese0.6%(2,903)

Vietnamese0.5%(2,180)

Korean0.3%(1,370)

Japanese0.2%(719)

Taiwanese0.1%(359)

Bangladeshi0.1%(283)

Pakistani0.1%(237)

Thai0%(206)

Burmese0%(158)

Cambodian0%(144)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Sri Lankan0%(116)

Hmong0%(96)

Laotian0%(92)

Nepalese0%(83)

Kazakh0%(40)

Uzbek0%(40)

Indonesian0%(26)

Malaysian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(659)

Chamorro0.1%(591)

Samoan0%(169)

Guamanian0%(41)

Ancestry

English11.6%(53,070)

German10.9%(49,841)

Irish10.7%(48,607)

American7.4%(33,670)

Italian5.6%(25,517)

Scottish2.3%(10,377)

Polish2.2%(10,136)

French1.9%(8,538)

Subsaharan African1.6%(7,198)

West Indian1.1%(4,876)

Scotch-Irish1%(4,514)

Norwegian0.8%(3,616)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(3,146)

Swedish0.6%(2,639)

Welsh0.6%(2,543)

Greek0.5%(2,324)

Russian0.5%(2,239)

British0.5%(2,184)

French Canadian0.5%(2,102)

Jamaican0.4%(1,821)

Arab0.3%(1,365)

Portuguese0.3%(1,356)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,349)

Hungarian0.3%(1,270)

Czech0.3%(1,173)

Nigerian0.3%(1,146)

Danish0.2%(1,101)

Turkish0.2%(1,003)

Canadian0.2%(980)

Haitian0.2%(942)

Austrian0.2%(844)

Swiss0.2%(771)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(762)

Slovak0.2%(756)

Lithuanian0.1%(677)

Lebanese0.1%(577)

Iranian0.1%(516)

Ghanaian0.1%(450)

Finnish0.1%(436)

Brazilian0.1%(372)

Belgian0.1%(350)

Romanian0.1%(315)

Armenian0.1%(291)

Ethiopian0.1%(280)

Barbadian0.1%(270)

Bulgarian0%(183)

Moroccan0%(164)

Serbian0%(150)

Egyptian0%(137)

Guyanese0%(134)

Croatian0%(129)

Syrian0%(109)

Israeli0%(107)

Latvian0%(78)

Kenyan0%(73)

Slovene0%(72)

Palestinian0%(67)

Cape Verdean0%(36)

Australian0%(27)

Macedonian0%(16)

Iraqi0%(13)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(63,337)

Married54%(97,861)

Widowed2.6%(4,702)

Divorced8.5%(15,317)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(55,276)

Married49.6%(95,360)

Widowed7.4%(14,175)

Divorced14.3%(27,543)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)46.1%(24,186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.9%(24,095)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.3%(12,227)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(1,146)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(211)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52,520 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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