Virginia · Census place 82000
Virginia Beach city, VA
Quick answer
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Chesapeake city 251,153
- Arlington CDP 235,463
- Norfolk city 235,037
- Richmond city 227,595
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