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Congressional District 6, VA

794,509 Population
6,264.6 square miles 126.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,200 ±$1,121 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,115 ±$2,637 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.4% ±1.1% (95,120  ±8,574) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.5 minutes ±0.7 (8,008,555  ±302,558) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 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

318,935 ±4,043 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (765,184  ±4,313) 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

5.6% ±1.1% (10,140  ±1,925) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

353,708 ±2,423 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$289,000 ±$6,095 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

10.9% ±1% (86,115  ±8,027.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90% ±2% (496,737  ±11,344.4) 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)
29.2% ±1.1% (160,936  ±6,122.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds 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% ±0.3% (69,348  ±2,465.6) 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)

6.4% ±0.6% (50,886  ±5,080) 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

7.3% ±0.5% (46,205  ±3,225) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
46,205 Total veterans ±3,225 40,937 Male ±3,123 5,268 Female ±1,050

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