Population
54,707
2025
+11.1% since 2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (Carolinas counties) metro growth snapshot
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area's Carolinas counties had an estimated 54,707 residents in 2025, up 11.1% (5,447 more people) since 2020.
This metro area extends beyond North and South Carolina; the figures cover its Carolinas counties only.
Data as of 2025 · updated
Headline numbers
Net domestic migration
+831
2025
15.2 per 1,000 residents
+5,732 in total, 2021–2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.
Jobs
9,939
2025
+5.0% since 2020
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025. Average annual employment covered by unemployment insurance.
New homes permitted
481
2025
−23.9% since 2021
8.8 per 1,000 residents
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.
Private-sector employment
6,746
2023
+9.5% since 2018
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).
Metro figures add up the member counties: totals only, so medians, wages and rates are on each county's page.
What the numbers say
Net domestic migration added 831 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.
Employers counted 9,939 jobs in 2025, +5.0% since 2020.
Builders were authorized to start 481 new homes in 2025, or 8.8 per 1,000 residents.
Counties in this metro area
Questions
Which Carolinas county in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area is growing fastest?
Currituck County, NC. Its population grew 16.7% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest of the 3 member counties (Census Bureau population estimates).
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Sources and method
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.