Where has Virginia Beach looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Virginia Beach | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 456,349 | 499,725 | 27 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 2.4% | 11.7% | 0 | ||
| Median household income | $92,968 | $86,070 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 13.4% | 0 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.9% | 38.8% | 64 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 6.4% | 11.7% | 0 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $382,500 | $479,450 | 27 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,714 | $1,652 | 55 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.0% | 5.8% | 64 | ||
| Worked from home | 14.3% | 17.3% | 9 |
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Virginia BeachPeer median
| Metric | 2010–2017 | 2017–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +3.2% | +1.4% | +7.1% |
| Housing units | +3.7% | +4.7% | +9.0% |
| Median household income | +9.1% | +31.9% | +58.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | -3.6% | +43.1% | +76.0% |
| Median gross rent | +13.4% | +32.3% | +59.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +9.1% | +17.5% | +17.6% |
| Worked from home | -5.0% | +275.3% | +280.7% |
| Poverty rate | +17.5% | +6.8% | -28.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 27.2 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.6 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 12.2 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 32.1 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 22.7 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.0 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.7 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 27.8 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach, CA | 77 | 455,548 | — | $87,430 | 35.6% |
| Oakland, CA | 71 | 439,418 | +9.2% | $101,600 | 48.7% |
| Sacramento, CA | 69 | 528,706 | +11.1% | $87,321 | 37.1% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 67 | 487,887 | +12.5% | $84,818 | 42.7% |
| Anaheim, CA | 66 | 344,521 | — | $95,227 | 29.7% |
| Albuquerque, NM | 66 | 562,218 | — | $68,317 | 39.2% |
| Mesa, AZ | 64 | 511,764 | +13.2% | $82,752 | 32.5% |
| Portland, OR | 64 | 641,165 | — | $90,919 | 53.8% |
| Kansas City, MO | 63 | 510,612 | +9.8% | $69,166 | 38.4% |
| Omaha, NE | 62 | 488,837 | +12.3% | $73,201 | 40.1% |