Virginia Beach, Virginia Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Virginia Beach is 30th out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Virginia Beach is 39th out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Virginia Beach is 42nd out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Virginia Beach is 44th out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Virginia Beach is 46th out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Virginia Beach is 47th out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Virginia Beach is 48th out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Statewide Claims to Fame

Virginia Beach is 1st in Virginia out of 121 other cities in Retail sales

Virginia Beach is 1st in Virginia out of 125 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Virginia Beach is 1st in Virginia out of 185 other cities in Households

Virginia Beach is 1st in Virginia out of 185 other cities in Housing units

Virginia Beach is 1st in Virginia out of 63 other cities in Current population (2012)

Virginia Beach is 2nd in Virginia out of 112 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Virginia Beach is 3rd in Virginia out of 185 other cities in Size in square miles

Virginia Beach is 7th in Virginia out of 185 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Virginia Beach, Virginia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	447,021	1st	8,185,867	313,914,040
Size in square miles	249.0	3rd	39,490.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,758.9	120th	202.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	87th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	95th	22.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.6%	99th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.9%	62nd	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.3%	111th	34.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Race - White	67.7%	99th	71.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	19.6%	55th	19.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	74th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.1%	93rd	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.0%	68th	2.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	99th	8.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.5%	85th	64.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Female residents	51.0%	112th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.7%	110th	11.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Housing units	177,879	1st	3,387,654	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.5%	90th	21.4%	25.9%
Households	164,041	1st	2,991,025	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.9%	104th	68.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$276,500	103rd	$254,600	$186,200
People per household	2.6	90th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Income per capita	$31,589	98th	$33,040	$27,915
Income per household	$65,910	108th	$63,302	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.1%	98th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Virginia Beach	Rank	Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	34,768	1st	638,643	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,579,915	1st	$105,663,299	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,853	42nd	$13,687	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,074,236	2nd	$15,340,483	$613,795,732

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