Need more proof positive that Hampton Roads’ approximately 1.6 million citizens make us diverse? Hampton Roads is a region which includes urban, suburban and rural communities, prosperous as well as distressed areas.
While our strong military presence is a major driver, collectively, of the Hampton Roads economy, the communities that make up our region are so much more. Hampton Roads is a “patchwork” of its own:
Click on each community type below for a detailed description and data:
Boom Towns – City of Newport News and County of James City
Evangelical Epicenters – City of Chesapeake
Military Bastions – Cities of Hampton, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg
Minority Central – City of Franklin, Counties or Southampton, Surry and York
Monied ‘Burbs – City of Suffolk and Counties of Gloucester and Isle of Wight
Do you agree with your community “type”? If not, tell us why.