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Congressional District 3, VA

773,212 Population
252.4 square miles 3,063.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,633 ±$903 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,323 ±$2,500 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.8% ±1.7% (117,460  ±12,851) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.3 minutes ±0.5 (8,196,630  ±250,271) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

315,587 ±3,026 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (744,981  ±6,243) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.2% ±0.9% (12,098  ±1,703) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

342,418 ±2,300 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$277,500 ±$4,447 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.7% ±1.2% (119,422  ±9,135.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91% ±2.3% (465,605  ±12,174) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.5% ±1.3% (156,078  ±6,859) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

9.3% ±0.5% (67,662  ±3,665.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 17.2% 1,401,627 (±0.2% / ±12,544)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.5% ±0.6% (50,078  ±4,471) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

14.1% ±0.8% (78,805  ±4,367) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
78,805 Total veterans ±4,367 60,231 Male ±3,688 18,574 Female ±2,259

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