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 455,618 people and 111 associated neighborhoods, Virginia Beach is the largest community in Virginia.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Virginia Beach. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Virginia Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One thing noticeable about Virginia Beach, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Virginia Beach is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Virginia Beach a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Virginia Beach is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

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 citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.78% of adults in Virginia Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Virginia Beach in 2022 was $45,320, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,280 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 German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Virginia Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.