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.Virginia Beach is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (11.28%), office and administrative support (10.97%), and sales jobs (9.77%). 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. 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.
