Northampton County vs. Virginia Beach city County

	Northampton County (VA)	Virginia Beach city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,735	450,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.3%	2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,391	437,903
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,389	437,994
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.4%	13.2%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	62.5%	66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	33.9%	19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.3%	8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.4%	62.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,129	57,082
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	9.3%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.4%	64.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$164,000	$274,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,213	$1,808
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$402	$607
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$736	$1,339
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	23.0%
Households, 2014-2018	5,151	169,290
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.7%	81.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.1%	12.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.5%	87.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.2%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.6%	9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.5%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,959	1,202,733
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	97,755	1,959,395
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	167,140	8,187,586
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	117,921	5,671,477
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,645	$12,687
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,553	$74,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,467	$36,268
Persons in poverty, percent	18.8%	7.6%
All firms, 2012	1,342	35,359
Men-owned firms, 2012	825	18,195
Women-owned firms, 2012	326	13,466
Minority-owned firms, 2012	226	8,893
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	25,052
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	163	5,384
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,058	27,836
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	58.5	1,758.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	211.61	249.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Northampton county (VA) and Virginia Beach city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.