Virginia Beach is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 455,618 people and 111 associated neighborhoods, Virginia Beach is the largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities, Virginia Beach isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Virginia Beach are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Virginia Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Virginia Beach who work in management occupations (11.28%), office and administrative support (10.97%), and sales jobs (9.77%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Virginia Beach, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Virginia Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Virginia Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The education level of Virginia Beach citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.78% of adults in Virginia Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Virginia Beach in 2022 was $45,320, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,280 for a family of four. However, Virginia Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Virginia Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Virginia Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virginia Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Virginia Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Virginia Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
