88.6% of residents of Virginia Beach speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English less than very well).
7.8% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.0% of residents of Virginia Beach speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English less than very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
65.7% of residents of Virginia Beach speak English at home.
22.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
11.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
23.1% of residents of Virginia Beach speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
63.8% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.7% (260,274)
Foreign born:
25.7% (2,967)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.3% (11,797)
Foreign born:
74.3% (8,577)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.0% (69,822)
Foreign born:
68.6% (2,996)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
3.0% (2,127)
Foreign born:
31.4% (1,374)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
5.3% (49)
Foreign born:
99.5% (31)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
70.4% (3,888)
Foreign born:
10.4% (1,826)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
29.6% (1,633)
Foreign born:
89.6% (15,787)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
83.0% (322)
Foreign born:
100.0% (150)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
13.2% (51)
Foreign born:
8.9% (13)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
43.7% (762)
Foreign born:
33.8% (271)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
56.3% (983)
Foreign born:
66.2% (531)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
91.1% (12,978)
Foreign born:
5.0% (95)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
8.9% (1,265)
Foreign born:
95.0% (1,812)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.3% (252,758)
Foreign born:
32.7% (2,597)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.7% (7,147)
Foreign born:
67.3% (5,338)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
62.2% (11,355)
Foreign born:
11.1% (601)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
37.8% (6,902)
Foreign born:
88.9% (4,796)
28,276 residents are foreign born (3.6% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 1.1% Latin America).
This city:
6.6%
Virginia:
8.1%
Median age by place of birth - Virginia Beach
Place of birth - Virginia Beach White
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Black or African American
Place of birth - Virginia Beach American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Asian
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Other race
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Two or more races
Place of birth - Virginia Beach White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Virginia Beach Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Virginia Beach
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Virginia Beach
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Virginia Beach
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Virginia Beach
Place of birth by age - Virginia Beach
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.9%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 11.6%
Females:
Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 51.0%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 13.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.3% (2,556)
Unmarried:
34.7% (1,361)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.8% (37,687)
Unmarried:
48.2% (35,098)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 42.4%
Now married: 42.5%
Separated: 5.6%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 8.4%
Females:
Never married: 40.3%
Now married: 30.6%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 15.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.1% (533)
Unmarried:
58.9% (765)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.3% (7,563)
Unmarried:
67.7% (15,848)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 42.1%
Now married: 38.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 12.0%
Divorced: 5.8%
Females:
Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 49.8%
Separated: 8.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.1% (24)
Unmarried:
30.9% (22)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.9% (180)
Unmarried:
43.6% (136)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 61.2%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 1.1%
Divorced: 6.3%
Females:
Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 6.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.5% (277)
Unmarried:
23.5% (85)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.2% (3,567)
Unmarried:
41.8% (2,559)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 84.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 45.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 31.7%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.3% (81)
Unmarried:
60.7% (125)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.5%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 7.3%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 3.3%
Females:
Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 69.7%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 8.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
105.2% (49)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
77.3% (1,146)
Unmarried:
25.1% (372)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 64.3%
Now married: 25.2%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.7%
Females:
Never married: 34.0%
Now married: 40.1%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 12.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
86.8% (474)
Unmarried:
13.2% (72)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.6% (1,625)
Unmarried:
61.4% (2,584)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 52.0%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 11.8%
Females:
Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 14.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.0% (2,187)
Unmarried:
37.0% (1,283)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.1% (35,694)
Unmarried:
47.9% (32,762)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.9%
Now married: 40.7%
Separated: 6.6%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 5.7%
Females:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 9.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
74.5% (438)
Unmarried:
25.5% (150)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.6% (3,445)
Unmarried:
49.4% (3,367)
Ancestries in Virginia Beach (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 144,227 (33.9%)
German - 58,303 (13.7%)
Irish - 52,836 (12.4%)
English - 50,343 (11.8%)
United States - 31,137 (7.3%)
Italian - 23,949 (5.6%)
French - 12,402 (2.9%)
Scottish - 11,175 (2.6%)
Polish - 10,781 (2.5%)
Scotch-Irish - 9,362 (2.2%)
Dutch - 5,860 (1.4%)
Norwegian - 4,192 (1.0%)
French Canadian - 4,184 (1.0%)
Swedish - 3,987 (0.9%)
Welsh - 3,144 (0.7%)
Russian - 3,132 (0.7%)
Subsaharan African - 2,713 (0.6%)
Greek - 2,463 (0.6%)
West Indian - 2,445 (0.6%)
Hungarian - 2,316 (0.5%)
Czech - 1,967 (0.5%)
Arab - 1,876 (0.4%)
Portuguese - 1,296 (0.3%)
Ukrainian - 1,262 (0.3%)
Danish - 1,106 (0.3%)
Slovak - 989 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 917 (0.2%)
Swiss - 667 (0.2%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 245,026 (81.8%)
Black or African American: 62,917 (77.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 595 (59.9%)
Asian: 20,706 (85.8%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 411 (77.8%)
Other race: 3,710 (75.8%)
Two or more races: 12,016 (64.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 232,765 (82.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 17,346 (67.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 27,223 (9.1%)
Black or African American: 9,476 (11.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 171 (17.2%)
Asian: 861 (3.6%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 12 (2.3%)
Other race: 674 (13.8%)
Two or more races: 4,881 (26.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 24,405 (8.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 4,654 (18.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 10,706 (3.6%)
Black or African American: 5,025 (6.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 18 (1.8%)
Asian: 685 (2.8%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 14 (2.7%)
Other race: 93 (1.9%)
Two or more races: 384 (2.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 10,428 (3.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 404 (1.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
6.6%
8.1%