Compare Virginia Beach Metro Area, VA vs Virginia (VA) vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Virginia Beach Metro Area, VA Metro Area |
Virginia (VA) State |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 1,787,235 | 8,705,170 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,478 | $1,579 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1984 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,050 | $50,666 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.6% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 1,787,235 | 8,705,170 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 1,219,406 | 6,007,678 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 707,408 | 3,365,732 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,050 | $50,666 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.6% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,478 | $1,579 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1984 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 36.6% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 63.4% | 67.3% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 54.1% | 60.2% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 29.6% | 18.6% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 6.9% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.2% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8% | 11% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92% | 89% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 87.8% | 81.7% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.2% | 18.3% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 28.1% | 24.6% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.2% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.9% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 35.8% | 42.2% | 35.7% | 35.7% |