Jury Pool Profile
Virginia Beach City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Virginia Beach
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 453,737
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 456,349.
At a glance
Virginia Beach City is a 453,737-person venue. The city population is 61% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $93,989, $1,873 above the VA state median of $92,116; 40.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $62,063/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the 3.66% state average. The city has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 456,349
- Median household income
- $92,968
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 61% / 19%.
Virginia Beach City has a population of 456,349, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.8%; Black residents 18.8%. Independently, 9.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,989; 40.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Virginia Beach City was carried by the Democratic candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 15.7% of the adult civilian population (52,520 individuals).