Population

453,737

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$382,500

Owner-occupied units

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia · 36.780° N, 76.029° W · 245 sq mi

Virginia Beach is the 43rd largest city on this site, with a population of 453,737 and about 1,854 residents per square mile. The median household earns $92,968 a year, and the median home is worth $382,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

245 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,854

People per square mile

Rank by population

#43

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#26

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$92,968

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,714

Per month

Homeownership

65.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.4 min

One way

People

Median age

37.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

40.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.2%

Households

179,851

2.49 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.2^%

Professional & business services 14.7^%

Retail trade 11^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Norfolk, VA16 mi · 231,013
Chesapeake, VA17 mi · 255,332
Portsmouth, VA19 mi · 96,777
Hampton, VA24 mi · 137,315
Newport News, VA34 mi · 183,230
Suffolk, VA34 mi · 104,699
Richmond, VA95 mi · 237,257
Greenville, NC111 mi · 96,443

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