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Sandston, VA

7,399 Population
9.9 square miles 750 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±4.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,236 ±$3,586 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: $47,682 ±$499
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,238 ±$15,742 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: $86,679 ±$1,050
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±5.4% (1,026  ±423) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 10% 130,692 (±0.4% / ±5,063)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.5 minutes ±5.5 (89,595  ±13,002) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 25.4 13,990,850 (±0.3 / ±173,400)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,111 ±302 Number of households
  • the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 533,430 ±1,666
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (7,396  ±951) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 2.5 1,305,439 (±0 / ±520)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

3,256 ±285 Number of housing units
  • the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 569,714 ±280
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$219,900 ±$8,989 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: $353,500 ±$2,074
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±3.2% (688  ±252.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 13.4% 177,943 (±0.4% / ±5,399.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.8% ±1.2% (4,408  ±516.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 92.2% 864,535 (±0.8% / ±7,081)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.7% ±3.3% (647  ±181.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 41.1% 385,316 (±0.5% / ±4,349.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% ±3.8% (530  ±290) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 8.9% 119,717
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±1.6% (297  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Richmond, VA Metro Area: 7.7% 80,695 (±0.2% / ±2,116)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
297 Total veterans ±102 243 Male ±85 54 Female ±45

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