2022 population: 1,806,840 ( 130,018 from 2010 , 33,337 from 2020)
Land area: 3530.4 square miles
Population density: 511.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	971,197	53.75%	1.2%
Black:	547,301	30.29%	6.7%
Indian:	6,203	0.34%	9.2%
Asian:	78,013	4.32%	32.4%
2+ races:	63,277	3.50%	34.9%
Hispanic:	140,849	7.80%	57.1%

Total non-White:	835,643	46.25%	16.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	47,200	13.3
Deaths:	39,125	11.0
Net Migration:	-7,122	-2.0
Net Immigration:	5,679	1.6

Change in White population:	11,200	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	118,818	7.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,676,822
959,997	57.25%
512,844	30.58%
5,678	0.34%
58,927	3.51%
46,915	2.80%
89,654	5.35%
716,825	42.75%

2000
1,580,057
965,558	61.11%
484,272	30.65%
5,744	0.36%
43,585	2.76%
29,154	1.85%
49,044	3.10%
614,499	38.89%

1990
1,452,549
972,728	66.97%
409,393	28.18%
5,211	0.36%
33,666	2.32%
n/a
31,551	2.17%
479,821	33.03%

1980
1,209,873
829,396	68.55%
340,038	28.11%
925	0.08%
19,629	1.62%
n/a
18,700	1.55%
380,477	31.45%

1970
1,064,551
770,460	72.37%
270,604	25.42%
1,224	0.11%
7,771	0.73%
n/a
13,087	1.23%
294,091	27.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
220,622	14.0
113,626	7.2
-19,039	-1.2
2,090	0.1

-5,561	-0.4
102,326	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
247,532	17.0
113,793	7.8
-60,661	-4.2
14,166	1.0

-7,170	-0.5
134,678	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
237,662	19.6
95,707	7.9
16,418	1.4
n/a

143,332	11.8
99,344	8.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,928	-0.4
n/a

58,936	5.5
86,386	8.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
390,434	21.6%
1,416,406	78.4%
271,268	15.0%

691,320
2.48

451,073	65.2%
319,866	70.9%
54,495	12.1%
240,247	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
395,705	23.6%
1,281,117	76.4%
194,109	11.6%

630,411
2.55

429,233	68.1%
301,036	70.1%
56,687	13.2%
201,178	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
416,270	26.3%
1,163,787	73.7%
162,841	10.3%

581,684
2.60

409,743	70.4%
302,616	73.9%
53,652	13.1%
171,941	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
382,634	26.3%
1,069,915	73.7%
133,292	9.2%

515,165
2.69

377,590	73.3%
296,048	78.4%
39,160	10.4%
137,575	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
344,390	28.5%
865,483	71.5%
94,970	7.8%

404,392
2.83

309,606	76.6%
245,786	79.4%
35,356	11.4%
94,786	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31,762	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	19,910	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	19,256	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	22,399	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	24,370	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	23,559	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	22,996	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	23,621	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	24,856	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	52,516	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	70,986	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	91,852	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	77,658	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	54,922	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	63,775	9.2%
$200,000 or more	66,882	9.7%

Median Household Income	79,288
Per Capita Income	40,898

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31,280	4.5%
Public Assistance	14,793	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72,658	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	714,299	67.1%
Unemployed	40,658	3.8%
In Armed Forces	71,292	6.7%

Total Labor Force	826,249	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	238,744	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	266,757	245,380	52.1%
Non-Profit	19,666	44,797	30.5%
Self-Employed	37,108	29,131	56.0%

Local Government	27,950	44,964	38.3%
State Government	12,244	18,070	40.4%
Federal Government	48,456	25,974	65.1%

Total Private + Self	303,865	274,511	52.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	108,316	133,805	44.7%
Total	412,181	408,316	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	131,571	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	170,469	20.7%
Professional, Technical	209,353	25.5%
Service Occupations	142,379	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,239	0.2%
All others	167,952	20.4%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	113,301	13.8%
Retail trade	89,828	10.9%
Educational services	79,776	9.7%
Manufacturing	71,669	8.7%
Public administration	69,121	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	68,813	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	61,206	7.4%
Construction	49,932	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39,401	4.8%
Other services	39,317	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	36,144	4.4%
Finance and insurance	32,951	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16,770	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16,393	2.0%
Wholesale trade	15,446	1.9%
Information	12,058	1.5%
Utilities	5,913	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,576	0.3%
Management	698	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	411	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43,167	2.44%
Puerto Rican	35,788	2.02%
Cuban	6,074	0.34%
Dominican	4,831	0.27%

Total Central American	18,609	1.05%
Costa Rican	297	0.02%
Guatemalan	3,370	0.19%
Honduran	5,026	0.28%
Nicaraguan	1,162	0.07%
Panamanian	2,805	0.16%
Salvadoran	5,949	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	11,386	0.64%
Argentinean	583	0.03%
Bolivian	882	0.05%
Chilean	786	0.04%
Colombian	3,172	0.18%
Ecuadorian	1,642	0.09%
Paraguayan	157	0.01%
Peruvian	2,273	0.13%
Uruguayan	92	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,578	0.09%
Other South American	221	0.01%

Other Hispanic	12,567	0.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	32,957	1.86%
Chinese	7,675	0.43%
Indian	7,533	0.43%
Vietnamese	6,129	0.35%
Korean	5,635	0.32%
Japanese	1,864	0.11%
Thai	1,391	0.08%
Bangladeshi	721	0.04%
Cambodian	635	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,510,378	90.8%
Spanish	68,973	4.1%
Tagalog	20,249	1.2%
Other Indo-European	13,352	0.8%
Other Asian	8,672	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8,081	0.5%
Chinese	6,150	0.4%
Other	6,053	0.4%
German, other Germanic	5,969	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	179,382	10.1%
German	169,364	9.6%
Irish	155,640	8.8%
American	143,033	8.1%
Italian	70,286	4.0%
African	32,903	1.9%
Scottish	31,771	1.8%
Polish	31,558	1.8%
French	31,402	1.8%
European	30,517	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	17,879	1.0%
British	11,358	0.6%
Norwegian	11,161	0.6%
Swedish	11,031	0.6%
Dutch	10,691	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,723,972	97.3%
Not a citizen	47,856	2.7%

Native	1,651,675	93.2%
Foreign-born	120,153	6.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28,616	2.4%	59,531	5.0%	296,580	24.7%	399,816	33.3%	250,864	20.9%	163,758	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28,616	2.4%
9-12 Years	59,531	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	296,580	24.7%
Some College	399,816	33.3%
Bach. Degree	250,864	20.9%
Grad Degree	163,758	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,377,323	1,314,055	63,268	4.6%
1991	1,417,841	1,341,127	76,714	5.4%
1992	1,446,738	1,359,176	87,562	6.1%
1993	1,438,732	1,360,331	78,401	5.4%
1994	1,458,907	1,376,432	82,475	5.7%
1995	1,469,256	1,397,922	71,334	4.9%
1996	1,473,937	1,403,886	70,051	4.8%
1997	1,496,511	1,429,894	66,617	4.5%
1998	1,509,185	1,459,652	49,533	3.3%
1999	1,516,337	1,467,028	49,309	3.3%

2000	1,473,048	1,435,942	37,106	2.5%
2001	1,512,381	1,461,471	50,910	3.4%
2002	1,546,785	1,480,588	66,197	4.3%
2003	1,562,994	1,493,555	69,439	4.4%
2004	1,579,375	1,509,560	69,815	4.4%
2005	1,609,116	1,540,407	68,709	4.3%
2006	1,626,427	1,566,745	59,682	3.7%
2007	1,650,604	1,593,017	57,587	3.5%
2008	1,673,779	1,598,041	75,738	4.5%
2009	1,662,003	1,544,937	117,066	7.0%

2010	1,692,785	1,560,994	131,791	7.8%
2011	1,699,280	1,575,001	124,279	7.3%
2012	1,697,252	1,584,018	113,234	6.7%
2013	1,707,945	1,603,640	104,305	6.1%
2014	1,716,737	1,621,230	95,507	5.6%
2015	1,697,080	1,614,493	82,587	4.9%
2016	1,698,901	1,621,674	77,227	4.5%
2017	1,727,374	1,657,262	70,112	4.1%
2018	1,733,526	1,677,562	55,964	3.2%
2019	1,751,371	1,699,383	51,988	3.0%

2020	1,723,779	1,601,384	122,395	7.1%
2021	1,710,903	1,634,611	76,292	4.5%
2022	1,734,412	1,679,253	55,159	3.2%
2023	1,782,700	1,727,503	55,197	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	749,702
Median Value	$300,287

Occupied	691,320	92.2%
Vacant	58,382	7.8%

Owned	431,642	62.4%
Rented	259,678	37.6%
Median Rent	$1,367

Single-Family Units	536,184	71.5%
Detached	452,369	60.3%
Attached	83,815	11.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	142,591	19.0%
Mobile Homes	17,632	2.4%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area