Virginia Beach is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 425,257 people and 65 constituent neighborhoods, Virginia Beach is the largest community in Virginia.

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.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Virginia Beach, employing 9.68% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Healthcare industries employ 13.72% and 11.51% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

One thing noticeable about Virginia Beach is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Virginia Beach is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Virginia Beach a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Virginia Beach is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Virginia Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Virginia Beach Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Virginia Beach citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.11% of adults in Virginia Beach have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Virginia Beach in 2000 was $22,365, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,460 for a family of four.

Virginia Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Virginia Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Virginia Beach is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Virginia Beach include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Virginia Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.