Editing Virginia Beach, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 320
|1920= 846
|1930= 1719
|1940= 2600
|1950= 5390
|1960= 8091
|1970= 172106
|1980= 262199
|1990= 393069
|2000= 425257
|2010= 437994
|2020= 459470
|estyear=2024
|estimate=454808
|estref=<ref name="Estimate2024" />
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url = http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title = Historical Census Browser|publisher = University of Virginia Library|access-date = January 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title = Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher = United States Census Bureau|access-date = January 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title = Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher = United States Census Bureau|access-date = January 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QuickFacts" />
}}
===2022 American Community Survey===
{{As of|2022|pre=the}} [[American Community Survey]] estimates, there were {{formatnum:455618}} people and {{formatnum:179752}} households.<ref name=DP02>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1861.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:191169}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|781.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name=B25001>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Housing Units for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=Gaz2023>To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}}</ref><ref name=DP05/> The racial makeup of the city was 60.3%&nbsp;White, 18.8%&nbsp;Black or African American, 7.2%&nbsp;Asian, 2.9%&nbsp;some other race, 0.3%&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 0.3%&nbsp;Native American or Alaskan Native, with 10.3%&nbsp;from two or more races.<ref name=DP05/> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 9.0%&nbsp;of the population.<ref name=DP05/>

Of the {{formatnum:179752}} households, 30.0%&nbsp;had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.2%&nbsp;had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 46.8%&nbsp;were married couples living together, 7.1%&nbsp;were couples cohabitating, 18.0%&nbsp;had a male householder with no partner present, and 28.1%&nbsp;had a female householder with no partner present.<ref name=DP02/> The median household size was {{formatnum:2.49}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:3.08}}.<ref name=DP02/>

The age distribution was 21.7%&nbsp;under 18, 8.7%&nbsp;from 18 to 24, 29.6%&nbsp;from 25 to 44, 24.0%&nbsp;from 45 to 64, and 16.1%&nbsp;who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:37.8}} years.<ref name=S0101>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:83245}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:103451}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:54258}}. The [[per capita income]] was ${{formatnum:44287}}.<ref name=S1901>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=S1902>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Out of the {{formatnum:447930}} people with a determined poverty status, 10.0%&nbsp;were below the [[poverty line]]. Further, 14.4%&nbsp;of minors and 8.8%&nbsp;of seniors were below the poverty line.<ref name=S1701>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US5182000 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for Virginia Beach city, VA | access-date = June 19, 2024 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of [[English American|English]] descent made up 11.7%&nbsp;of the population of the town, followed by [[German American|German]] at 10.6%, [[Irish American|Irish]] at 9.6%, [[American ancestry|American]] at 6.8%, [[Italian American|Italian]] at 5.1%, [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n at 2.4%, [[Polish American|Polish]] at 2.3%, [[French American|French]] at 1.9%, [[Scottish American|Scottish]] at 1.9%, [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] at 0.9%, [[Caribbean American|Caribbean (excluding Hispanics)]] at 0.8%, [[Dutch American|Dutch]] at 0.7%, [[Swedish American|Swedish]] at 0.6%, [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] at 0.6%, [[Welsh American|Welsh]] at 0.5%, [[Czech American|Czech]] at 0.5%, [[Ukrainian American|Ukrainian]] at 0.5%, and [[Greek American|Greek]] at 0.5%.<ref name=DP02/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Virginia Beach city, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Virginia Beach city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US5182000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Virginia Beach city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5182000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Virginia Beach city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5182000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|295,402
|282,470
|style='background: #ffffe6; |269,566
|69.46%
|64.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|79,092
|83,210
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82,583
|18.60%
|19.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,448
|1,349
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,184
|0.34%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|20,618
|26,312
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,756
|4.85%
|6.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|356
|602
|style='background: #ffffe6; |671
|0.08%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|913
|863
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,599
|0.21%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|9,658
|14,201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,707
|2.27%
|3.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|17,770
|28,987
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,404
|4.18%
|6.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.79%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''425,257'''
|'''437,994'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''459,470'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
[[File:Ethnic Origins in Virginia Beach.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in Virginia Beach]]

===2010 census===
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Virginia Beach (5559880747).png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Virginia Beach, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]]
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Historical racial composition  !! 2010<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> !! 1990<ref name="census1">{{cite web | title = Virginia – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url = https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html | access-date = May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|archive-date=August 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>!! 1970<ref name="census1" /> !! 1950<ref name="census1" />
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 67.7% ||  80.5% || 90.0% || 95.5%
|-
| —[[Non-Hispanic Whites]] || 64.5% || 78.8% || 88.9%{{efn|name="fifteen"|From 15% sample}} || n/a
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 19.6% || 13.9% || 9.1% || 4.5%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 6.6% || 3.1% || 1.3%{{efn|name="fifteen"}} || (X)
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 6.1% || 4.3% || 0.7% || −
|}

According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], the racial composition of Virginia Beach was as follows:<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov | title = U.S. Census website | website = [[United States Census Bureau]] | publisher = U.S. Department of Commerce }}</ref>
* [[White American|White or Caucasian]]: 67.7% ([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White]]: 64.5%)
* [[African American|Black or African American]]: 19.6%
* [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]: 0.4%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 6.1% (4.0% Filipino, 0.5% Chinese, 0.4% Indian, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Korean, 0.2% Japanese)
* [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]: 0.1%
* Some other race: 2.0%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 4.0%
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 6.6% (2.2% Puerto Rican, 1.9% Mexican, 0.3% Dominican, 0.2% Panamanian, 0.2% Salvadoran, 0.2% Cuban, 0.2% Colombian)

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 Census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 425,257 people, 154,455 households, and 110,898 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,712.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 162,277 housing units at an average density of {{convert|653.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.

There were 154,455 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,705, and the median income for a family was $53,242. Virginia Beach had the 5th highest median family income among large cities in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2003/R14T160.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013165845/http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2003/R14T160.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2004 | title = Median Family Income (In 2003 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) | publisher = Census.gov | access-date = July 2, 2010}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,365. About 5.1% of families and 8.2%<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.census.gov | title = U.S. Census website | last = Bureau | first = U.S. Census | website = [[United States Census Bureau]] | language = en | access-date = September 25, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="census.gov">{{Cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/virginiabeachcityvirginiacounty | title = U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Virginia Beach city, Virginia (County) | website = Census Bureau QuickFacts | language = en-US|access-date=September 25, 2018}}</ref> of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

7.1% of the people under the age of 65 years are disabled while 8.6% people don't have health insurance.<ref name="census.gov"/>

The city of Virginia Beach has a lower crime rate than the other regional cities of [[Hampton Roads, Virginia|Hampton Roads]], [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], and [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]], which all exceed national average crime rates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtkr.com/news/study-ranks-virginia-beach-as-1-safest-large-city-in-america|title=Study ranks Virginia Beach as #1 safest large city in America|last=Herriot|first=Arianna|date=July 11, 2021|website=wtkr.com|access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> In 1999 Virginia Beach experienced 12 murders giving the city a murder rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people. For 2007, Virginia Beach had 16 murders, for a murder rate of 3.7 per 100,000 people. That was lower than the national average that year of 6.9. The city's total crime index rate for 2007 was 221.2 per 100,000 people, lower than the national average of 320.9.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/Virginia-Beach-Virginia.html | title = Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) profile | work = City-data.com | access-date = July 2, 2010}}</ref> According to the Congressional Quarterly Press '2008 City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America, Virginia Beach, Virginia ranks 311th in violent crime among 385 cities containing more than 75,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime2008/citycrime2008.htm | title = CQ Press: City Crime Rankings 2008 | work = Os.cqpress.com | access-date = July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607114443/http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime2008/citycrime2008.htm | archive-date = June 7, 2010}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Violent crimes per 100,000 citizens
|-
! Crime
! Virginia Beach (2009)
! National Average
|-
| Murder
| 3.7
| 6.9
|-
| Rape
| 20.2
| 32.2
|-
| Robbery
| 127.3
| 195.4
|-
| Assault
| 98.6
| 340.1
|-
| Burglary
| 495.2
| 814.5
|-
| Automobile Theft
| 134.4
| 526.5
|}

===Religion===
[[File:Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Virginia Beach, Virginia), exterior.jpg|thumb|Star of the Sea Catholic Church]]
34.4% of the city's population is affiliated with religious congregations, compared to the 50.2% nationwide figure. There are 146,402 adherents and 184 different religious congregations in the city:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.city-data.com/county/Virginia_Beach_city-VA.html | title = Virginia Beach city, Virginia | work = City-data.com | access-date = July 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 28% Catholic Church
* 14% Southern Baptist Convention
* 13% United Methodist Church
* 12% Charismatic Churches Independent
* 33% Other

===Ethnic groups===
{{see also|Filipino Americans in Hampton Roads}}