How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 454,800 people living in Virginia Beach Independent City, VA. That makes Virginia Beach Independent City the third-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 5.1% of people living in the state.

455K

population of Virginia Beach Independent City, VA (2024)

5.1%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 454,800 people lived in Virginia Beach Independent City, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Virginia Beach Independent City, VA’s age demographics?

About 77,600 Virginia Beach Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 97,300 Virginia Beach Independent City, VA residents, or 21.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Virginia Beach Independent City, VA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Virginia Beach Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 59.1% of the Virginia Beach Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Virginia Beach Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (19.2%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Virginia Beach Independent City’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.27% of the city, compared with 0.72% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Virginia Beach Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic two or more races population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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