Population & age
- Total population
- 68,499
- Median age
- 33.9
Virginia Beach city · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Population 68,499
Virginia Beach, VA (ZIP 23462) sits in Virginia Beach city within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 39.4%. NCES lists 14 schools serving the area, 14 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $18,484. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $59,185 per tax return. Hurricane accounts for 56% of the 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Virginia levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.75%); a household at the local median AGI of $59,185 would pay roughly $2,042/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Norfolk city, VA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $69,375, fair market rent of $2,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $325,457, up 3.2% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,790
/month
1 Bed
$1,810
/month
2 Bed
$2,050
/month
3 Bed
$2,840
/month
4 Bed
$3,350
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$325,457
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+3.2%
vs. March 2025
+33.4%
vs. March 2021
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
1,104
Across 483 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $213.8M.
Single-family
464
42% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
640
58% of total units
Single-family value
$122.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$91.6M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 56% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
32,700
Average AGI
$59,185
Avg property tax
$176
EITC participation
18.6%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$450
Avg charitable contribution
$484
Avg capital gains
$2,364
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1935.3M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
1,992
Total employment
34,989
Annual payroll
$2.0B
Average annual pay
$57,646
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$57,981
Average weekly wage
$1,115
Total employment
179,013
Total establishments
13,794
That is roughly 11% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
2.7%
That is 1.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
235,565
Employed
229,092
Unemployed
6,473
Based on Virginia Beach city, VA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
11
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$2.1B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
10
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA
Reporting agencies
3
Largest: City of Suffolk
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public EV charging stations
8
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
17
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Propane (LPG)
1
Propane autogas
Other
2
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Federally Declared Disasters
18
Date Range
1972–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 23, 2026 (DR-3631)
Incident period: January 22, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
61.6°F
53° – 70.3°
Annual precipitation
49.2"
Annual snowfall
6.2"
Heating · cooling days
3,069.7 · 1,872.6
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: NORFOLK INTL AP, VA US, 5.3 miles from the centroid of Virginia Beach, VA (ZIP 23462)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
36
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
81
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
366 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Virginia Beach city data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
6,864
That is roughly 1,336 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
14%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.9
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
71
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,940
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
9.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
96%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
45%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Virginia Beach City data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
17.5% of Virginia Beach County, VA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.19
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.65
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
1.03
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 2.5% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Virginia Beach County, VA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−2,687 people
−845 households • −$97.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
20,718households
35,756 people • $1.3B AGI
Moved out
21,563households
38,443 people • $1.4B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $63,719 versus departing households' $65,757.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 23462. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
5.75%
graduated · 4 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
5.77%
State 5.30% · avg local 0.47%
Property tax (effective)
0.77%
Median $2,505/year
Tax burden rank
35 of 50
10.90% of personal income
For ZIP 23462: At this ZIP's median AGI of $59,185, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $2,042 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $325,457, that works out to roughly $2,501/year in property tax.
Program
Virginia PFML
Mandatory (state-run insurance) · benefits begin 2028/2029
Max weeks/year
12
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,507
Replacement: 80% AWW · job protection
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in Virginia Beach
Nearby ZIPs by distance
23452 (Virginia Beach, 3.1 mi) · 23455 (Virginia Beach, 3.3 mi) · 23464 (Virginia Beach, 3.6 mi) · 23502 (Norfolk, 3.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
39.4%
6.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
34.6%
2.6pp above the 32.0% national rate.
24.2%
2.2pp above the 22.0% national rate.
78.8%
2.8pp above the 76.0% national rate.
10.0%
3.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
12.3%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
14 schools serve this ZIP, including 14 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCESS ANNE HIGH | Public | 9–12 | 1,741 |
| LARKSPUR MIDDLE | Public | 6–8 | 1,560 |
| BAYSIDE MIDDLE | Public | 6–8 | 796 |
| POINT O' VIEW ELEM | Public | -1–5 | 698 |
| WHITE OAKS ELEM | Public | -1–5 | 646 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 9 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$18,484
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42,837
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Virginia Beach, VA (ZIP 23462) sits in Virginia Beach city within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 39.4%. NCES lists 14 schools serving the area, 14 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $18,484. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $59,185 per tax return. Hurricane accounts for 56% of the 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Virginia levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.75%); a household at the local median AGI of $59,185 would pay roughly $2,042/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Norfolk city, VA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $69,375, fair market rent of $2,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $325,457, up 3.2% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 24.2%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
39.4%, which is 6.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
24.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
34.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
14 schools serve this ZIP, including 14 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 23462 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Princess Anne High. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
68,499 people live in ZIP 23462, with a median age of 33.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$69,375 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 23462, 50.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 49.1% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 23462, 7.4% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 1.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
12.4% of the population in ZIP 23462 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
93.5% of households in ZIP 23462 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 23462 is $325,457, up 3.2% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 3.2% over the past year and up 33.4% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 23462 (Virginia Beach, VA) is $59,185 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 23462 report an average of $176 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
1.8% of tax returns from ZIP 23462 (Virginia Beach, VA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 1,992 business establishments operated in ZIP 23462 employing 34,989 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 23462 is $57,646, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 23462 ranks in the 47th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 23462, ranking in the 65th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 18 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 23462 between 1972–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved Jun 1, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 23462, accounting for 10 of 18 declarations (56%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved Jun 1, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 23462 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3631) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved Jun 1, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 23462 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Ecpi University, Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach, and Advanced Technology Institute (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $18,484 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $42,837 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 23462 has an average annual temperature of 61.6°F and 49.2" of annual precipitation based on the NORFOLK INTL AP, VA US weather station 5.3 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 23462 is part of the Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA urbanized area, primarily served by City of Suffolk (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Virginia has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.75%. Households at the local median AGI of $59,185 would pay roughly $2,042 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 5.77% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Virginia has enacted a paid family leave program with benefits beginning 2028/2029 but it is not yet active (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (14 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved Jun 1, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in Virginia Beach
Nearby ZIPs by distance
23452 (Virginia Beach, 3.1 mi) · 23455 (Virginia Beach, 3.3 mi) · 23464 (Virginia Beach, 3.6 mi) · 23502 (Norfolk, 3.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
47th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 24 census tracts, population 64,030
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
1,013
Limited English Speakers
1,186
Persons with Disability
7,253
Without HS Diploma
2,880
Without Health Insurance
4,509
Adults Age 65+
8,061
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.