Right Now
Active Weather Alerts
4
Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Beach Hazards Statement — Eastern Currituck; Virginia Beach
Population & People
Population
11,559
Median age
39.2
Median household income
$81,552
Poverty rate
9.6%
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Bachelor's degree+
45.6%
Avg. commute
19 min
Hispanic or Latino
3.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$319,800
Median gross rent
$1,315/mo
Homeownership rate
75.89%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,369
HUD Fair Market Rent (Virginia statewide average across 133 areas — not specific to Forest), 2026. Efficiency $1137, 1BR $1182, 2BR $1369, 3BR $1789, 4BR $2128. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Virginia commercial electricity
9.55¢/kWh
Virginia industrial electricity
9.45¢/kWh
Virginia residential electricity
15.28¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
798447.9
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
623948.9
All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia
780.93
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.