Virginia Beach is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 453,649 people and 111 associated neighborhoods, Virginia Beach is the largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Virginia Beach is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Virginia Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Virginia Beach who work in management occupations (11.48%), office and administrative support (10.96%), and sales jobs (9.58%). Virginia Beach is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Virginia Beach, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Virginia Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Virginia Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Virginia Beach ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Virginia Beach, 40.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Virginia Beach in 2022 was $47,372, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,488 for a family of four. However, Virginia Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Virginia Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Virginia Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virginia Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Virginia Beach include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Virginia Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
