Relocation Info

Hampton Roads has been rated as one of the Best Places to Live in the United States. We have listed the information below to assist you in your relocation decision. Should you have additional requests, please contact Harriet directly.

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Hampton Roads Economy

Hampton Roads held up better than the national economy through the 2001 recession and the slow, jobless (“job-loss”) recovery. Housing and tourism have been strong. More than 40,000 new jobs were created in the region during 2000-2004 and the trend continues in 2005/2006.

With the military contributing $11 billion to the Hampton Roads economy last year, the growth rate was a full one percentage point higher than the national rate. Heavy reliance on the military makes Hampton Roads somewhat recession-proof.

Three of the four main job concentrations in all of Hampton Roads are Virginia Beach (169,000), Norfolk (148,000) and Chesapeake (85,000).

Demographics

Occupationally, the 1.6 million-person market contains a diverse population of service industry employees, technology workers, military servicepeople, contractors’ employees, government employees and self-employed individuals. It is, for the most part, a skilled work force with a wide range of education levels.

Income levels are slightly below the U.S. average. This is primarily because of the preponderance of military servicepeople in the region. Nevertheless, the housing boom has produced a level of home ownership far higher (75%) than the national average (68%).

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