Humidity & wind
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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
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 26/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 156/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 6/yr
Days above 90° 19/yr
Below freezing 25/yr
Annual rainfall 44.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 87°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 35°F
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
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
Compare Virginia Beach with
- Virginia Beach vs NorfolkSide by side
- Virginia Beach vs ChesapeakeSide by side
- Virginia Beach vs Long BeachSide by side
- Virginia Beach vs OaklandSide by side
- Virginia Beach vs RichmondSide by side
- Virginia Beach vs ArlingtonSide by side
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
Cities about the same size
- Long Beach, CA450,469
- Oakland, CA440,838
- Minneapolis, MN430,324
- Bakersfield, CA422,165
- Omaha, NE488,797
- Miami, FL489,812
- Tulsa, OK416,209
- Tampa, FL413,554
More in Virginia
- Arlington236,254
- Alexandria160,662
- Roanoke99,111
- Lynchburg81,347
- Centreville71,706
- Dale City71,016
- Reston64,414
- Harrisonburg50,839
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.