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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Virginia Beach Metro

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · 18 counties · 1,693,860 residents · 3,202 sq mi
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Virginia Beach is home to 1,693,860 people. The foreign-born share is 6%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.3% of people across the metro. The median household earns $58,483, about 11% above the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $246,054.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 37.2
Average education
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,693,860
+6%since 2000
from 1,593,771 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
529 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 498 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
35.6
+6%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
3,202 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M1.8M19902000201020202024Virginia Beach
20241.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.5%(110,707)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(108,573)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(109,596)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.3%(124,263)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.7%(146,817)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414%(237,565)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.8%(217,456)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415%(254,101)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.1%(188,269)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.4%(109,190)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.7%(62,640)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.5%(24,683)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,483
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,124 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,910
+38%since 2000
from $20,277 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
36.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.411
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.1%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$246,054
+79%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $108,441 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$972
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $621 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
63.3%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 63.3% in 2000
36.7% rent
Vacancy rate
8.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.59 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
34.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.2
+2%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.1%(974,244)
Black30.7%(488,970)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(49,144)
Asian2.7%(42,452)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic57.4%(971,683)
Black30.5%(517,383)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(89,955)
Asian3.4%(57,219)
Other3%(50,470)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.6%(27,366)
Puerto Rican1.4%(24,257)
Central American0.7%(11,005)
South American0.4%(7,277)
Salvadoran0.2%(3,208)
Dominican0.2%(2,989)
Cuban0.2%(2,892)
Honduran0.2%(2,756)
Panamanian0.2%(2,587)
Spaniard0.2%(2,454)
Colombian0.1%(2,283)
Peruvian0.1%(1,457)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(1,434)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,142)
Bolivian0.1%(825)
Argentine0%(685)
Nicaraguan0.1%(661)
Venezuelan0%(293)
Uruguayan0%(271)
Chilean0%(207)
Ancestry
German11.5%(193,341)
English10.9%(182,947)
American10.5%(176,635)
Irish10.1%(169,861)
Italian4.5%(76,428)
Subsaharan African2.6%(43,006)
Scottish2.3%(38,771)
French2.3%(37,905)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(37,192)
Polish2%(33,235)
Dutch1.1%(18,891)
West Indian0.8%(13,136)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(12,392)
Welsh0.7%(12,271)
Norwegian0.7%(11,234)
Russian0.6%(10,378)
British0.6%(9,258)
French Canadian0.5%(8,668)
Greek0.5%(8,016)
Hungarian0.4%(6,096)
Arab0.4%(5,860)
Jamaican0.4%(5,676)
Czech0.3%(4,384)
Portuguese0.3%(4,291)
Danish0.3%(4,261)
Canadian0.2%(4,144)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,575)
Swiss0.2%(3,127)
Austrian0.2%(2,891)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,864)
Slovak0.2%(2,720)
Lebanese0.1%(2,241)
Finnish0.1%(2,052)
Haitian0.1%(1,514)
Belgian0.1%(1,494)
Nigerian0.1%(1,373)
Romanian0.1%(1,338)
Iranian0.1%(1,299)
Ethiopian0.1%(977)
Croatian0.1%(803)
Turkish0.1%(802)
Guyanese0.1%(792)
Moroccan0.1%(775)
Serbian0.1%(712)
Australian0%(698)
Armenian0%(694)
Cape Verdean0.1%(659)
Ghanaian0%(633)
Slovene0%(577)
Latvian0%(549)
Barbadian0%(531)
Brazilian0%(470)
Egyptian0%(451)
Somali0%(394)
Israeli0%(357)
Syrian0%(342)
Iraqi0.1%(276)
Bulgarian0%(199)
Jordanian0%(169)
Kenyan0%(116)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 84.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
10.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.6 min
+52%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
35.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
18.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37%(262,555)
Married51.4%(364,421)
Widowed2.8%(19,597)
Divorced8.9%(63,059)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(236,391)
Married47.4%(355,866)
Widowed8.1%(60,915)
Divorced13%(97,457)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
6.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 53.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 4.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.9%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 31.2% 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)45.5%(88,555)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.6%(80,904)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.4%(43,635)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(3,940)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(865)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 194,678 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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In this metro

Largest cities

Virginia BeachCENTRAL453,737ChesapeakeCENTRAL255,332NorfolkCENTRAL231,013Newport NewsCENTRAL183,230Hampton137,315Suffolk104,699PortsmouthCENTRAL96,777Williamsburg15,861Poquoson13,292Gloucester Point11,109Smithfield9,112Carrollton8,436Moyock5,684Bethel Manor4,393Gloucester Courthouse3,336Windsor2,947Grandy2,245Benns Church1,813Camden1,115Rushmere1,033Mathews941Camptown834Coinjock543Gwynn514Carrsville363Claremont310Gatesville260Dendron259Sunbury251South Mills230

The 30 most populous of 33 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

18 component counties

Virginia BeachCENTRAL453,737ChesapeakeCENTRAL255,332NorfolkCENTRAL231,013Newport NewsCENTRAL183,230HamptonCENTRAL137,315Suffolk104,699PortsmouthCENTRAL96,777James City County83,326York CountyCENTRAL71,374Isle of Wight CountyCENTRAL41,321Gloucester CountyCENTRAL40,097Currituck County33,158Williamsburg15,861PoquosonCENTRAL13,292Camden County11,315Gates County10,234Mathews County8,529Surry County6,603
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has about 1,693,860 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

The typical household in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns about $58,483 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC expensive?

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, the median home is worth about $246,054, and the typical rent is about $972 a month.

How educated are people in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

About 27.4% of adults age 25 and over in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

About 10.3% of people in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC live below the federal poverty line.

Has Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC grown since 1990?

Yes, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has grown since 1990. The population has added about 229,262 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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