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.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Virginia Beach, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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 12.66% 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 one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Virginia Beach is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One of the nice things about Virginia Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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.