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People QuickFacts |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
435,619 | 7,642,884 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.4% | 8.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
425,257 | 7,078,515 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.2% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.2% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
9.8% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.1% | 73.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
20.2% | 19.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
5.5% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.7% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
5.1% | 6.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
67.2% | 67.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.8% | 52.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 8.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.3% | 11.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
90.4% | 81.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
28.1% | 29.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
56,939 | 1,155,083 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.9 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
173,307 | 3,230,803 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.6% | 68.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.0% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$123,200 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
154,455 | 2,699,173 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.70 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$51,643 | $51,103 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,365 | $23,975 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
7.8% | 9.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
11,114 | 193,0671 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
154,229 | 3,060,1271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
6.2% | 5.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
24,958 | 469,878 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
30,003 | 529,520 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.7% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.7% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,171,374 | 83,952,547 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,251,068 | 69,267,796 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,168,686 | 80,509,062 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,674 | $11,069 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
875,114 | 10,929,429 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,587 | 47,704 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
3,873,436 | 90,637,9461 |