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Virginia Beach city ZIP codes — Virginia Beach city, Virginia

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Virginia Beach city is home to 457,066 residents with a median household income of $90,685 and a median home value of $366,300. 64.9% of households own their home and 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Virginia Beach city ZIP code? 12 ZIP code areas fall inside Virginia Beach city, Virginia, listed in full below.

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

Virginia Beach city, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Virginia Beach city is a mid-size city in Virginia, with 457,066 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Virginia Beach city earn a median of $90,685 a year, 15.5% above the national figure of $78,538. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Virginia Beach city is valued at $366,300, 20.7% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,649 a month, 17.3% above the national figure, or roughly $19,788 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 64.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Virginia Beach city

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Virginia Beach city.

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What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

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

Cities and towns in Virginia

Largest Census places in Virginia by population.

Nearby counties

Other counties in Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Virginia Beach city?
Virginia Beach city has 457,066 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Virginia Beach city?
Median household income in Virginia Beach city is $90,685 a year, 15.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Virginia Beach city?
Median gross rent is $1,649 a month and the median home value is $366,300, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
Is Virginia Beach city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Virginia Beach city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Virginia Beach city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.