Virginia
Virginia Beach city, Virginia
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 8,880,107 453,737 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 8,880,107 453,737 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 8,631,419 459,417 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2.9% -1.2% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 8,631,393 459,470 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,001,024 437,994 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.8% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.9% 21.9% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.4% 15.9% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.0% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 65.8% 60.8% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 19.5% 18.8% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.1% 0.2% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 8.1% 7.2% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 5.5% 10.2% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 12.0% 9.1% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.0% 58.8% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 629,500 52,520 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 13.1% 9.2% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,779,544 X 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 67.3% 65.1% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $383,700 $382,500 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,127 $2,100 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $589 $743 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,579 $1,714 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 33,094 X 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 3,365,732 179,851 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.52 2.49 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 86.9% 84.9% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 17.4% 12.2% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.4% 97.3% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 91.0% 94.4% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 91.6% 94.7% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 42.2% 40.9% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.8% 8.8% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3% 7.5% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.5% 62.5% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.0% 60.5% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 27,454,254 2,007,545 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 76,107,236 3,879,621 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 28,159,556 477,784 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 159,207,647 8,513,767 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $18,344 $18,709 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 27.3 23.4 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $93,170 $92,968 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $50,666 $48,736 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 8.6% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 210,842 X 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 3,581,650 X 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 250,962,996 X 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 2.5% X 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 767,222 X 31,985,874
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 147,928 X 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 87,383 X 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 37,471 X 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 39,302 X 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 98,180 X 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 10,155 X 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 127,073 X 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 218.6 1,877.5 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 202.6 1,758.9 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 39,482.11 244.72 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 39,490.09 249.02 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 51 5182000 1