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The beautiful resort town of Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach is located in the southeast corner of Virginia, the nation's tenth state and one of the original 13 colonies, on the Atlantic Ocean and near Chesapeake Bay. You can see the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, claimed to be one of the seven wonders of the modern world, stretching 17.6 miles from Cape Henry at Virginia Beach to Cape Charles on Virginia's eastern shore.

Even though the capitol of Virginia is Richmond, Virginia Beach is the most populous city with 437,000 people in 259 square miles of land. It is the fastest growing city on the East Coast and the 34th largest city in the United States. Virginia Beach is expected to surpass 500,000 people by the year 2010. The median age is 30. Virginia Beach is home to a mixture of races, religions and quality of life. Virginia Beach was originally habitated by the Nansemond Indians, but those numbers have dwindled significantly. Just under 77 percent of Virginians describe themselves as Caucasian and 15 percent are black. Asians and hispanics follow with other minorities making up the remaining population.

Virginia Beach Life

The average size of a family is 2.8 people in Virginia Beach. Almost 60 percent of couples are married with just over 25 percent having never been married. The average household income is just under $47,500. The median cost of a Virginia Beach home is $119,000. The unemployment rate is at 2.9 percent which is below the four percent United States average. Almost 35 percent of the population does blue-collar work. With 60 percent of the population doing clerical, sales, professional and executive jobs.

Religion is an important part of life in Virginia Beach. Today Protestants- mostly Methodists, Southern Baptists and Presbyterians- outnumber other religious groups. There are about 40 Baptist, seven Methodist and 10 Presbyterian churches in Virginia Beach. There are two Menonite and nine Catholic churches.

Virginia Beach also has a tradition of community service. About 10,000 volunteers contribute 1.5 million hours of service annually to the city. Virginia Beach volunteer programs have been viewed as models by municipalities around the country. The city boasts the largest all-volunteer rescue service in the nation. Virginia Beach is a unique home to many people of different races, ages, religions and income.