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Virginia · Census place 82000

Virginia Beach city, VA

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Virginia Beach city has 457,066 residents, ranking #1 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $90,685, the median home is worth $366,300 and median gross rent runs $1,649 a month.

Population
457,066Virginia Beach city residents
Median household income
$90,685Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$366,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,649Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Virginia Beach city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Virginia Beach city median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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