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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Virginia

Social Statistics

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school121,415100.0
Nursery school, preschool8,1776.7
Kindergarten6,6275.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)54,89445.2
High school (grades 9-12)25,44221.0
College or graduate school26,27521.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over266,627100.0
Less than 9th grade6,5172.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma18,9487.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)69,15425.9
Some college, no degree76,97928.9
Associate degree20,0807.5
Bachelor's degree51,16219.2
Graduate or professional degree23,7878.9
Percent high school graduate or higher90.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher28.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over327,228100.0
Never married83,59225.5
Now married, except separated186,77857.1
Separated10,4453.2
Widowed15,3374.7
Female
12,6823.9
Divorced31,0769.5
Female
18,6985.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years8,581100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren3,60342.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over277,576100.0
Civilian veterans60,26021.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years100,102100.0
With a disability8,5738.6
Population 21 to 64 years226,730100.0
With a disability34,80115.3
Percent employed
65.7(X)
No disability191,92984.7
Percent employed
80.2(X)
Population 65 years and over34,145100.0
With a disability13,56539.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over394,892100.0
Same house in 1995180,83545.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995202,41851.3
Same county
96,09224.3
Different county
106,32626.9
Same state
34,0108.6
Different state
72,31618.3
Elsewhere in 199511,6392.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population425,257100.0
Native396,98193.4
Born in United States
385,88190.7
State of residence
160,36937.7
Different state
225,51253.0
Born outside United States
11,1002.6
Foreign born28,2766.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8,9862.1
Naturalized citizen
16,6963.9
Not a citizen
11,5802.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)28,276100.0
Europe6,33322.4
Asia15,17653.7
Africa8403.0
Oceania1730.6
Latin America4,71316.7
Northern America1,0413.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over394,892100.0
English only354,31189.7
Language other than English40,58110.3
Speak English less than 'very well
12,9933.3
Spanish
15,1053.8
Speak English less than "very well"
4,4601.1
Other Indo-European languages
9,9872.5
Speak English less than "very well"
2,7180.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14,1743.6
Speak English less than "very well"
5,5241.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population425,257100.0

Total ancestries reported

449,031105.6
Arab1,8760.4
Czech11,9670.5
Danish1,1060.3
Dutch5,8601.4
English50,34311.8
French (except Basque)112,4022.9
French Canadian14,1841.0
German58,30313.7
Greek2,4630.6
Hungarian2,3160.5
Irish152,83612.4
Italian23,9495.6
Lithuanian9170.2
Norwegian4,1921.0
Polish10,7812.5
Portuguese1,2960.3
Russian3,1320.7
Scotch-Irish9,3622.2
Scottish11,1752.6
Slovak9890.2
Subsaharan African2,7130.6
Swedish3,9870.9
Swiss6670.2
Ukrainian1,2620.3
United States or American31,1377.3
Welsh3,1440.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2,4450.6
Other ancestries144,22733.9
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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