Virginia / Census place 5182000
Virginia Beach
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Virginia Beach cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 453,737 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- 0% Population estimate
- Density
- 1,854/sq mi 244.7 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 37.9 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $92,968
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,714
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 40.9%
- Typical commute
- 23.4 min
- Public transit commute
- 0.8%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: OCEANA NAS (2 mi from place center)- Average high
- 69°F
- Average low
- 50.5°F
- Annual rainfall
- 46.6"
- Annual snowfall
- 3.4"
Month by month
A year in Virginia Beach.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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