Northwest, Virginia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Northwest	Virginia Beach	Virginia
Population	73,160	450,882	8,535,519
Population density (sq mi)	3,700	1,842	218
Median age	37.8	36.4	37.8
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	57%	57%
Families w/ Kids under 18	44%	44%	44%
Speak English	n/a	88%	84%
Speak Spanish	n/a	5%	7%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Northwest is 101% higher than Virginia Beach
The median age in Northwest is 4% higher than Virginia Beach
In Northwest 62.19% of the population is White
In Northwest 25.58% of the population is Black
In Northwest 4.88% of the population is Asian

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Northwest racial demographics

Race	Northwest	Virginia Beach	Virginia
White	62.19%	65.06%	68.75%
Black	25.58%	18.82%	19.21%
Asian	4.88%	7.11%	6.05%
American Indian	0.18%	0.27%	0.26%
Native Hawaiian	0.13%	0.10%	0.07%
Mixed race	4.54%	6.52%	3.37%
Other race	2.49%	2.12%	2.30%

In Northwest, 8.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Northwest age breakdown

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Source: The Northwest, Virginia Beach, VA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Northwest, Virginia Beach, VA Demographics