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Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,558,180
Land Area (2000): 6,127.599 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,602.873 square kilometers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2001	1,593,788	2003	Not Available	2005	1,668,025
2002	1,617,279	2004	1,653,666	2006	1,663,994

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	2,868,264	91.95%
Rural, Farm	8,649	0.28%
Rural, Non-farm	242,330	7.77%

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Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	669,439	638,194	31,245	4.67%	47
1991	687,399	649,357	38,042	5.53%	55
1992	701,537	658,835	42,702	6.09%	61
1993	702,077	663,535	38,542	5.49%	55
1994	713,780	673,903	39,877	5.59%	56
1995	721,316	685,861	35,455	4.92%	49
1996	709,841	675,681	34,160	4.81%	48
1997	725,313	692,877	32,436	4.47%	45
1998	731,107	706,383	24,725	3.38%	34
1999	732,978	709,086	23,892	3.26%	32
2000	712,769	694,865	17,904	2.51%	25
2001	731,273	707,303	23,970	3.28%	33
2002	754,258	723,204	31,054	4.12%	41
2003	765,895	733,568	32,327	4.22%	42
2004	773,723	742,565	31,157	4.03%	40
2005	784,009	753,224	30,785	3.93%	39
2006	792,490	766,058	26,432	3.34%	33
2007	802,787	776,960	25,828	3.22%	32
2008	823,009	788,356	34,653	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	654,196	620,589	33,607	5.14%	51
Feb 1990	652,927	622,538	30,389	4.65%	47
Mar 1990	657,136	630,660	26,476	4.03%	40
Apr 1990	658,701	632,001	26,700	4.05%	41
May 1990	658,889	629,615	29,274	4.44%	44
Jun 1990	666,258	634,679	31,579	4.74%	47
Jul 1990	688,457	659,197	29,260	4.25%	43
Aug 1990	689,101	655,490	33,611	4.88%	49
Sep 1990	676,039	642,266	33,773	5.00%	50
Oct 1990	675,925	645,771	30,154	4.46%	45
Nov 1990	675,808	642,586	33,222	4.92%	49
Dec 1990	679,830	642,933	36,897	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	673,164	632,021	41,143	6.11%	61
Feb 1991	672,481	630,095	42,386	6.30%	63
Mar 1991	678,292	638,672	39,620	5.84%	58
Apr 1991	677,473	644,260	33,213	4.90%	49
May 1991	681,418	644,578	36,840	5.41%	54
Jun 1991	690,757	652,536	38,221	5.53%	55
Jul 1991	706,350	670,204	36,146	5.12%	51
Aug 1991	702,403	665,237	37,166	5.29%	53
Sep 1991	692,096	655,237	36,859	5.33%	53
Oct 1991	691,975	656,130	35,845	5.18%	52
Nov 1991	692,110	651,549	40,561	5.86%	59
Dec 1991	690,272	651,764	38,508	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	689,182	643,146	46,036	6.68%	67
Feb 1992	692,111	646,176	45,935	6.64%	66
Mar 1992	696,356	653,038	43,318	6.22%	62
Apr 1992	695,306	656,645	38,661	5.56%	56
May 1992	698,426	654,027	44,399	6.36%	64
Jun 1992	704,752	658,945	45,807	6.50%	65
Jul 1992	724,115	677,699	46,416	6.41%	64
Aug 1992	717,586	675,570	42,016	5.86%	59
Sep 1992	701,530	661,213	40,317	5.75%	57
Oct 1992	698,183	659,463	38,720	5.55%	55
Nov 1992	700,259	660,826	39,433	5.63%	56
Dec 1992	700,643	659,277	41,366	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	691,847	648,870	42,977	6.21%	62
Feb 1993	693,141	652,807	40,334	5.82%	58
Mar 1993	698,092	659,377	38,715	5.55%	55
Apr 1993	695,891	660,242	35,649	5.12%	51
May 1993	705,351	667,288	38,063	5.40%	54
Jun 1993	714,970	674,490	40,480	5.66%	57
Jul 1993	718,941	680,039	38,902	5.41%	54
Aug 1993	715,782	677,354	38,428	5.37%	54
Sep 1993	698,105	660,283	37,822	5.42%	54
Oct 1993	698,202	660,436	37,766	5.41%	54
Nov 1993	698,046	660,912	37,134	5.32%	53
Dec 1993	696,551	660,317	36,234	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	701,889	655,752	46,137	6.57%	66
Feb 1994	703,360	658,356	45,004	6.40%	64
Mar 1994	703,433	661,523	41,910	5.96%	60
Apr 1994	708,504	668,989	39,515	5.58%	56
May 1994	716,052	676,079	39,973	5.58%	56
Jun 1994	722,638	679,278	43,360	6.00%	60
Jul 1994	729,968	689,527	40,441	5.54%	55
Aug 1994	731,768	691,242	40,526	5.54%	55
Sep 1994	718,882	679,946	38,936	5.42%	54
Oct 1994	713,753	677,571	36,182	5.07%	51
Nov 1994	711,197	676,589	34,608	4.87%	49
Dec 1994	703,917	671,980	31,937	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	706,745	669,153	37,592	5.32%	53
Feb 1995	709,658	674,426	35,232	4.96%	50
Mar 1995	713,903	679,112	34,791	4.87%	49
Apr 1995	716,888	681,229	35,659	4.97%	50
May 1995	723,722	688,089	35,633	4.92%	49
Jun 1995	731,269	693,444	37,825	5.17%	52
Jul 1995	737,480	700,282	37,198	5.04%	50
Aug 1995	732,988	697,085	35,903	4.90%	49
Sep 1995	721,795	686,408	35,387	4.90%	49
Oct 1995	723,363	690,162	33,201	4.59%	46
Nov 1995	722,318	687,280	35,038	4.85%	49
Dec 1995	715,657	683,657	32,000	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	694,131	659,291	34,840	5.02%	50
Feb 1996	694,216	659,674	34,542	4.98%	50
Mar 1996	698,988	665,710	33,278	4.76%	48
Apr 1996	697,715	666,490	31,225	4.48%	45
May 1996	707,318	672,031	35,287	4.99%	50
Jun 1996	715,873	678,709	37,164	5.19%	52
Jul 1996	728,687	691,520	37,167	5.10%	51
Aug 1996	723,048	689,306	33,742	4.67%	47
Sep 1996	716,135	681,690	34,445	4.81%	48
Oct 1996	716,153	682,955	33,198	4.64%	46
Nov 1996	714,647	681,873	32,774	4.59%	46
Dec 1996	711,178	678,926	32,252	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	713,811	676,142	37,669	5.28%	53
Feb 1997	713,539	677,349	36,190	5.07%	51
Mar 1997	722,903	687,083	35,820	4.96%	50
Apr 1997	719,098	686,522	32,576	4.53%	45
May 1997	729,759	694,235	35,524	4.87%	49
Jun 1997	738,048	699,398	38,650	5.24%	52
Jul 1997	739,846	705,135	34,711	4.69%	47
Aug 1997	735,477	701,273	34,204	4.65%	47
Sep 1997	723,660	692,768	30,892	4.27%	43
Oct 1997	722,412	696,923	25,489	3.53%	35
Nov 1997	724,139	699,971	24,168	3.34%	33
Dec 1997	721,059	697,721	23,338	3.24%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	716,138	688,306	27,832	3.89%	39
Feb 1998	717,854	691,220	26,634	3.71%	37
Mar 1998	723,006	697,711	25,295	3.50%	35
Apr 1998	717,557	697,988	19,569	2.73%	27
May 1998	732,113	707,935	24,178	3.30%	33
Jun 1998	736,456	708,709	27,747	3.77%	38
Jul 1998	749,826	723,936	25,890	3.45%	35
Aug 1998	748,477	721,809	26,668	3.56%	36
Sep 1998	737,515	711,740	25,775	3.49%	35
Oct 1998	732,424	708,458	23,966	3.27%	33
Nov 1998	731,753	709,209	22,544	3.08%	31
Dec 1998	730,170	709,569	20,601	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	722,716	697,864	24,852	3.44%	34
Feb 1999	725,600	699,846	25,754	3.55%	35
Mar 1999	728,422	706,299	22,123	3.04%	30
Apr 1999	729,182	708,000	21,182	2.90%	29
May 1999	738,136	714,974	23,162	3.14%	31
Jun 1999	744,597	719,687	24,910	3.35%	33
Jul 1999	746,807	719,963	26,844	3.59%	36
Aug 1999	742,375	715,522	26,853	3.62%	36
Sep 1999	729,799	703,652	26,147	3.58%	36
Oct 1999	728,349	705,540	22,809	3.13%	31
Nov 1999	730,874	708,914	21,960	3.00%	30
Dec 1999	728,881	708,773	20,108	2.76%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	707,586	686,718	20,868	2.95%	29
Feb 2000	709,721	689,264	20,457	2.88%	29
Mar 2000	710,482	691,679	18,803	2.65%	26
Apr 2000	708,564	692,966	15,598	2.20%	22
May 2000	712,175	693,977	18,198	2.56%	26
Jun 2000	718,669	699,170	19,499	2.71%	27
Jul 2000	722,838	704,049	18,789	2.60%	26
Aug 2000	720,419	700,750	19,669	2.73%	27
Sep 2000	710,164	692,598	17,566	2.47%	25
Oct 2000	710,017	694,508	15,509	2.18%	22
Nov 2000	711,455	696,429	15,026	2.11%	21
Dec 2000	711,138	696,276	14,862	2.09%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	713,904	693,862	20,042	2.81%	28
Feb 2001	716,836	696,588	20,248	2.82%	28
Mar 2001	724,628	703,958	20,670	2.85%	29
Apr 2001	719,864	700,044	19,820	2.75%	28
May 2001	727,773	705,864	21,909	3.01%	30
Jun 2001	735,550	710,531	25,019	3.40%	34
Jul 2001	744,257	720,160	24,097	3.24%	32
Aug 2001	738,095	710,567	27,528	3.73%	37
Sep 2001	733,723	707,198	26,525	3.62%	36
Oct 2001	737,783	712,162	25,621	3.47%	35
Nov 2001	741,843	713,945	27,898	3.76%	38
Dec 2001	741,023	712,759	28,264	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	735,485	703,516	31,969	4.35%	43
Feb 2002	743,296	711,417	31,879	4.29%	43
Mar 2002	746,685	715,205	31,480	4.22%	42
Apr 2002	749,112	718,762	30,350	4.05%	41
May 2002	756,750	725,515	31,235	4.13%	41
Jun 2002	763,025	729,523	33,502	4.39%	44
Jul 2002	766,752	734,614	32,138	4.19%	42
Aug 2002	764,820	732,254	32,566	4.26%	43
Sep 2002	755,055	725,229	29,826	3.95%	40
Oct 2002	756,969	728,762	28,207	3.73%	37
Nov 2002	756,404	726,670	29,734	3.93%	39
Dec 2002	756,740	726,982	29,758	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	757,947	723,551	34,396	4.54%	45
Feb 2003	761,889	728,815	33,074	4.34%	43
Mar 2003	765,487	733,480	32,007	4.18%	42
Apr 2003	760,582	730,494	30,088	3.96%	40
May 2003	766,912	734,926	31,986	4.17%	42
Jun 2003	775,787	739,375	36,412	4.69%	47
Jul 2003	779,475	744,235	35,240	4.52%	45
Aug 2003	773,065	739,352	33,713	4.36%	44
Sep 2003	762,044	730,113	31,931	4.19%	42
Oct 2003	760,878	731,174	29,704	3.90%	39
Nov 2003	765,460	734,868	30,592	4.00%	40
Dec 2003	761,215	732,432	28,783	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	763,996	730,059	33,937	4.44%	44
Feb 2004	763,432	731,643	31,789	4.16%	42
Mar 2004	766,520	734,232	32,288	4.21%	42
Apr 2004	767,374	739,352	28,022	3.65%	37
May 2004	774,232	744,607	29,625	3.83%	38
Jun 2004	782,530	749,509	33,021	4.22%	42
Jul 2004	789,858	757,077	32,781	4.15%	42
Aug 2004	785,492	753,463	32,029	4.08%	41
Sep 2004	774,555	744,758	29,797	3.85%	38
Oct 2004	772,280	742,434	29,846	3.86%	39
Nov 2004	773,616	743,183	30,433	3.93%	39
Dec 2004	770,785	740,468	30,317	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	766,145	732,898	33,247	4.34%	43
Feb 2005	768,294	735,058	33,236	4.33%	43
Mar 2005	775,289	743,528	31,761	4.10%	41
Apr 2005	779,442	749,875	29,567	3.79%	38
May 2005	789,058	758,685	30,373	3.85%	38
Jun 2005	797,336	764,558	32,778	4.11%	41
Jul 2005	802,724	770,856	31,868	3.97%	40
Aug 2005	799,128	767,848	31,280	3.91%	39
Sep 2005	788,571	757,595	30,976	3.93%	39
Oct 2005	782,652	754,100	28,552	3.65%	36
Nov 2005	781,718	752,427	29,291	3.75%	37
Dec 2005	777,752	751,264	26,488	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	775,714	747,714	28,000	3.61%	36
Feb 2006	777,638	749,906	27,732	3.57%	36
Mar 2006	783,839	757,917	25,922	3.31%	33
Apr 2006	786,966	762,867	24,099	3.06%	31
May 2006	794,318	769,657	24,661	3.10%	31
Jun 2006	803,580	776,030	27,550	3.43%	34
Jul 2006	807,457	779,145	28,312	3.51%	35
Aug 2006	803,791	776,120	27,671	3.44%	34
Sep 2006	794,126	765,798	28,328	3.57%	36
Oct 2006	795,456	769,774	25,682	3.23%	32
Nov 2006	794,857	769,542	25,315	3.18%	32
Dec 2006	792,133	768,222	23,911	3.02%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	790,496	763,668	26,828	3.39%	34
Feb 2007	789,788	764,105	25,683	3.25%	33
Mar 2007	797,130	772,880	24,250	3.04%	30
Apr 2007	797,187	774,761	22,426	2.81%	28
May 2007	804,836	781,288	23,548	2.93%	29
Jun 2007	814,130	787,129	27,001	3.32%	33
Jul 2007	819,746	792,434	27,312	3.33%	33
Aug 2007	810,992	783,462	27,530	3.39%	34
Sep 2007	803,851	777,529	26,322	3.27%	33
Oct 2007	800,421	775,127	25,294	3.16%	32
Nov 2007	803,921	777,888	26,033	3.24%	32
Dec 2007	800,948	773,245	27,703	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	801,392	768,648	32,744	4.09%	41
Feb 2008	802,893	770,306	32,587	4.06%	41
Mar 2008	813,490	780,255	33,235	4.09%	41
Apr 2008	814,970	786,659	28,311	3.47%	35
May 2008	825,550	793,179	32,371	3.92%	39
Jun 2008	834,478	797,941	36,537	4.38%	44
Jul 2008	847,557	808,342	39,215	4.63%	46
Aug 2008	839,912	799,222	40,690	4.84%	48
Sep 2008	826,841	790,655	36,186	4.38%	44
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	89,214	13.23%
2.	Public Administration	63,843	9.47%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	53,456	7.93%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	41,295	6.12%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	41,265	6.12%
6.	Educational Services	33,522	4.97%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	28,056	4.16%
8.	Health Care	24,208	3.59%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	19,404	2.88%
10.	Finance and Insurance	17,052	2.53%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	14,634	2.17%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	14,446	2.14%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,464	2.00%
14.	Other Transportation	12,934	1.92%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	12,204	1.81%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	10,958	1.62%
17.	Truck Transportation	10,590	1.57%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	8,178	1.21%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	8,134	1.21%
20.	Utilities	7,566	1.12%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	96,831	14.26%
2.	Educational Services	93,568	13.78%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	52,902	7.79%
4.	Public Administration	43,284	6.37%
5.	Finance and Insurance	37,788	5.56%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	34,692	5.11%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	27,162	4.00%
8.	Social Assistance	26,394	3.89%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	22,378	3.29%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,240	2.54%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	16,809	2.47%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	14,876	2.19%
13.	Construction	12,698	1.87%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	11,948	1.76%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	11,944	1.76%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	11,896	1.75%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	10,880	1.60%
18.	Other Direct Selling Estab	7,620	1.12%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	6,794	1.00%
20.	Other Transportation	6,230	0.92%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	37,417	5.55%
2.	Other Management Occupations	31,614	4.69%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	29,076	4.31%
4.	Other Production Occupations	25,766	3.82%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	25,166	3.73%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	24,144	3.58%
7.	Engineers	20,842	3.09%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	19,956	2.96%
9.	Computer Specialists	19,436	2.88%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	19,248	2.85%
11.	Other Construction Trades	18,414	2.73%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	16,959	2.51%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	16,432	2.44%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	15,748	2.33%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	14,764	2.19%
16.	Top Executives	14,692	2.18%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	13,885	2.06%
18.	Carpenters	12,800	1.90%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	12,648	1.88%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	12,543	1.86%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	40,176	5.92%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	37,780	5.56%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	35,928	5.29%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	32,809	4.83%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	26,190	3.86%
6.	Other Management Occupations	24,466	3.60%
7.	Cashiers	24,182	3.56%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	24,028	3.54%
9.	Registered Nurses	22,232	3.27%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	19,508	2.87%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	18,558	2.73%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	17,860	2.63%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	17,548	2.58%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	17,128	2.52%
15.	Child Care Workers	14,576	2.15%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	14,404	2.12%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	13,980	2.06%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	13,592	2.00%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	13,256	1.95%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	13,048	1.92%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,421,632	59.56%
15-35 hours	276,556	11.59%
1-14 hours	67,819	2.84%
No regular hours	620,809	26.01%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	43,419	2.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM	51,402	3.50%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	87,620	5.96%
6 AM-6:29 AM	155,231	10.55%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	183,116	12.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM	209,990	14.28%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	209,879	14.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM	146,012	9.93%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	76,213	5.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	74,263	5.05%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	29,684	2.02%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	14,278	0.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	93,970	6.39%
4 PM-11:59 PM	95,610	6.50%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	36,118	2.46%
5-9	132,354	9.00%
10-14	214,121	14.56%
15-19	266,478	18.12%
20-24	263,571	17.92%
25-29	103,875	7.06%
30-34	220,053	14.96%
35-39	38,046	2.59%
40-44	40,534	2.76%
45-59	84,542	5.75%
60-89	41,180	2.80%
At least 90	29,815	2.03%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	9,964	0.68%	1,006,553	68.44%
30-44	6,760	0.46%	291,873	19.85%
45-59	3,706	0.25%	80,836	5.50%
At least 60	8,022	0.55%	62,973	4.28%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4,770	0.32%
Car / truck / van, carpool	182,711	12.09%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,191,407	78.83%
Motorcycle	1,852	0.12%
Other	20,766	1.37%
Public transportation	28,452	1.88%
Walked	40,729	2.69%
Worked at home	40,669	2.69%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,146,852 (2,983,187 people)
: 806,864 (2,488,640 people)
: 321,860
: 1,392,011
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	92,295	8.04%
$10,000-$14,999	63,600	5.54%
$15,000-$19,999	67,028	5.84%
$20,000-$24,999	76,035	6.62%
$25,000-$29,999	79,737	6.94%
$30,000-$34,999	79,525	6.93%
$35,000-$39,999	75,046	6.54%
$40,000-$44,999	70,977	6.18%
$45,000-$49,999	65,649	5.72%
$50,000-$59,999	115,665	10.07%
$60,000-$74,999	131,574	11.46%
$75,000-$99,999	119,600	10.42%
$100,000-$124,999	53,215	4.63%
$125,000-$149,999	23,742	2.07%
$150,000-$199,999	17,148	1.49%
$200,000 or more	17,307	1.51%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	134,238	23.41%
Family, 2 people	156,948	27.37%
Nonfamily, 2 people	30,070	5.24%
Family, 3 people	103,246	18.01%
Nonfamily, 3 people	5,625	0.98%
Family, 4 people	86,286	15.05%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,892	0.33%
Family, 5 people	36,103	6.30%
Nonfamily, 5 people	494	0.09%
Family, 6 people	12,270	2.14%
Nonfamily, 6 people	138	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	5,980	1.04%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	86	0.01%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	964,391	30.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	389,988	12.33%
Public Assistance	32,566	1.03%
Retirement	248,707	7.86%
Self Employment	104,720	3.31%
Social Security	254,295	8.04%
Supplemental Security	42,212	1.33%
Wage / Salary	945,001	29.87%
Other	181,940	5.75%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	309,926	52.03%
With children under 18	285,734	47.97%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	95,483	8.08%
Married	697,606	59.05%
Never Married	361,743	30.62%
Widowed	26,469	2.24%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	133,294	10.68%
Married	694,516	55.66%
Never Married	298,948	23.96%
Widowed	121,111	9.71%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	91,097	3.96%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	271,142	11.80%
High school diploma or equivalent	667,636	29.06%
Some college, no degree	637,448	27.74%
Associate degree	143,206	6.23%
Bachelors degree	320,106	13.93%
Graduate or professional degree	166,951	7.27%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	27,284	1.75%	30,796	1.98%	58,080	3.73%
Kindergarten	39,578	2.54%	8,688	0.56%	48,266	3.10%
Grades 1-4	178,440	11.45%	20,390	1.31%	198,830	12.76%
Grades 5-8	172,222	11.05%	16,285	1.05%	188,507	12.10%
Grades 9-12	166,659	10.70%	13,171	0.85%	179,830	11.54%
Undergrad college	134,236	8.61%	34,706	2.23%	168,942	10.84%
Graduate or professional school	24,556	1.58%	11,161	0.72%	35,717	2.29%
Total	742,975	47.68%	135,197	8.68%	878,172	56.36%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	3,877	3,306
2002	3,706	3,026
2003	3,821	2,910
2004	3,852	3,137

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,665,328	89.37%
Below Poverty Level	316,867	10.63%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 15,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2001	1.946	0.293	0.068	1.613	3.920	0.000	5.791	26.070	3.632	35.493
2002	2.491	0.349	0.061	1.731	4.631	0.000	6.556	29.726	3.874	40.156
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	2.251	0.334	0.067	1.641	4.293	0.000	5.606	27.719	3.050	36.375
2005	2.388	0.303	0.095	1.917	4.703	0.000	6.038	27.994	2.799	36.830
2006	2.311	0.329	0.073	1.911	4.623	0.000	5.936	25.633	2.456	34.024
2007	2.161	0.310	0.081	1.847	4.399	0.000	5.990	26.092	2.407	34.489

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2001	62,816
2002	72,434

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	226,225	14.52%
10-19 Years	233,926	15.01%
20-29 Years	237,937	15.27%
30-39 Years	253,740	16.28%
40-49 Years	234,579	15.05%
50-59 Years	157,989	10.14%
60-69 Years	100,268	6.43%
70-79 Years	76,245	4.89%
80-89 Years	31,798	2.04%
90+ Years	5,473	0.35%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	767,310	49.24%
Female	790,870	50.76%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	946,287	60.73%
African-American	482,358	30.96%
Hispanic/Latino	48,753	3.13%
Asian	42,323	2.72%
Multiracial	28,966	1.86%
Amerindian	5,645	0.36%
Other Race	2,674	0.17%
Pacific Islander	1,174	0.08%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	335,427	17.39%
2.	English	326,544	16.93%
3.	Irish	294,257	15.25%
4.	United States Or American	251,464	13.03%
5.	Italian	124,815	6.47%
6.	French Non-Basque	71,711	3.72%
7.	Scottish	64,797	3.36%
8.	Scotch Irish	59,802	3.10%
9.	Polish	58,490	3.03%
10.	Dutch	35,057	1.82%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,682,120	92.39%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	90,370	3.11%
3.	Tagalog	30,662	1.06%
4.	French	17,088	0.59%
5.	German	15,602	0.54%
6.	Chinese	7,778	0.27%
7.	Korean	6,748	0.23%
8.	Italian	6,172	0.21%
9.	Vietnamese	5,544	0.19%
10.	Japanese	4,156	0.14%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,978,940	95.50%
Naturalized immigrant	79,100	2.54%
Not a citizen	61,203	1.96%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chesapeake City County	Mathews County	Suffolk City County
Gloucester County	Newport News City County	Surry County
Hampton City County	Norfolk City County	Virginia Beach City County
Isle Of Wight County	Poquoson City County	Williamsburg City County
James City County	Portsmouth City County	York County

Virginia Beach-Norfolk Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Abingdon	Hallieford	Rescue
Achilles	Hampton	Roberts
Ark	Hardy	Rushmere
Bacons Castle	Hayes	Schley
Battery Park	Hudgins	Seaford
Bena	Isle Of Wight	Severn
Berkeley	Jamestown	Smithfield
Bohannon	Lackey	Spring Grove
Cardinal	Lightfoot	Stonehouse
Carrollton	Maryus	Suffolk
Carrsville	Mathews	Surry
Carsley	Moon	Susan
Chesapeake	New Point	Toano
Claremont	Newport	Virginia Beach
Cobbs Creek	Newport News	Ware
Dendron	Norfolk	Ware Neck
Diggs	Norge	Westville
Dutton	North	White Marsh
Elberon	Onemo	Wicomico
Fort Eustis	Ordinary	Williamsburg
Fort Monroe	Petsworth	Windsor
Foster	Piankatank	Woods Cross Roads
Gloucester	Poquoson	York
Gloucester Point	Port Haywood	Yorktown
Grimstead	Portsmouth	Zuni
Gwynn	Powhatan

Virginia Beach City County (425,257)	Portsmouth City County (100,565)	Isle Of Wight County (29,728)
Norfolk City County (234,403)	Suffolk City County (63,677)	Williamsburg City County (11,998)
Chesapeake City County (199,184)	York County (56,297)	Poquoson City County (11,566)
Newport News City County (180,150)	James City County (48,102)	Mathews County (9,207)
Hampton City County (146,437)	Gloucester County (34,780)	Surry County (6,829)