City of Virginia Beach
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- Population
- 456,349
- Area
- 244.72 sq mi (633.82 km²), 252.78 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.9
- Households
- 179,851
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $92,968
- Median house value
- $382,500
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
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City of Virginia Beach
An independent city — coextensive with this county-equivalent, so it is governed as a city and reported as a county.
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Published September 22Headlines from across the state: AG Jay Jones asks SCC to reset the clock on Dominion-NextEra merger; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations. Petersburg City Schools to raise starting teacher salaries to $60K after budget vote. CarMax cuts 60-plus jobs in Richmond area.