Language Spoken At Home in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 410,322 | 100% |
English only | 363,620 | 88.6% |
Language other than English | 46,702 | 11.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,321 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 15,755 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,693 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,864 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,473 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 18,215 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,608 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 1,868 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 547 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 439,528 | 100% |
American | 55,579 | 12.6% |
Arab | 1,819 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,590 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,125 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 5,829 | 1.3% |
English | 43,336 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 11,682 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 3,125 | 0.7% |
German | 60,164 | 13.7% |
Greek | 2,575 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,713 | 0.4% |
Irish | 52,081 | 11.8% |
Italian | 29,956 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 958 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 3,160 | 0.7% |
Polish | 12,270 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 1,757 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,475 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,504 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 10,874 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 949 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 31,185 | 7.1% |
Swedish | 3,591 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 889 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,134 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 4,240 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,689 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 164,226 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 112,794 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 53,457 | 32.6% |
Married-couple family | 84,194 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,297 | 22.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,154 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,982 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 22,446 | 13.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,178 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 51,432 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 39,223 | 23.9% |
65 years and over | 12,160 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 59,125 | 36.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 33,735 | 20.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 428,751 | 100% |
Householder | 164,226 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 84,178 | 19.6% |
Child | 129,790 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 25,504 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 25,053 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 9,200 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 171,174 | 100% |
Never married | 59,217 | 34.6% |
Now married, except separated | 90,115 | 52.6% |
Separated | 3,869 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 3,427 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 14,546 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 181,780 | 100% |
Never married | 47,284 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 91,528 | 50.4% |
Separated | 5,692 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 13,557 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 23,719 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,417 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,659 | 25.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,049 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,863 | 38.4% |
Less than 1 year | 922 | 9.2% |
1 or 2 years | 950 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 789 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 1,202 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,863 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,361 | 61.1% |
Who are married | 2,774 | 71.8% |
School Enrollment in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 120,581 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,103 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,716 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 46,843 | 38.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 24,488 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 36,431 | 30.2% |
Educational Attainment in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 286,993 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,883 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,944 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,969 | 23.3% |
Some college, no degree | 78,670 | 27.4% |
Associate's degree | 28,883 | 10.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 60,379 | 21.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,265 | 11.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.3% |
Veteran Status in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 309,182 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 61,092 | 19.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 411,122 | 100% |
With a disability | 39,749 | 9.7% |
Under 18 years | 104,900 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,218 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 260,207 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,406 | 7.8% |
65 years and over | 46,015 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,125 | 32.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 433,860 | 100% |
Same house | 353,436 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 76,442 | 17.6% |
Same county | 39,333 | 9.1% |
Different county | 37,109 | 8.6% |
Same state | 16,641 | 3.8% |
Different state | 20,468 | 4.7% |
Abroad | 3,982 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 439,528 | 100% |
Native | 401,395 | 91.3% |
Born in United States | 389,979 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 171,936 | 39.1% |
Different state | 218,043 | 49.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,416 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 38,133 | 8.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 38,133 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 22,680 | 59.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,453 | 40.5% |
Year of Entry in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 49,549 | 100% |
Native | 11,416 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 211 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,205 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 38,133 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,058 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 37,075 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Virginia Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 38,133 | 100% |
Europe | 7,206 | 18.9% |
Asia | 20,007 | 52.5% |
Africa | 1,726 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 251 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 7,969 | 20.9% |
Northern America | 974 | 2.6% |