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Congressional District 8, VA

769,124 Population
147.2 square miles 5,224.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$73,040 ±$1,908 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$125,354 ±$4,599 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.3% ±0.9% (55,874  ±6,737) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.6 minutes ±1.3 (9,247,070  ±296,454) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

330,710 ±4,976 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (761,146  ±13,927) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±0.8% (8,636  ±1,533) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

352,131 ±4,282 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$754,600 ±$17,611 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.4% ±1.3% (132,311  ±10,198.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.1% ±1.4% (510,302  ±10,962.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
66.7% ±1.2% (369,532  ±8,747.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

35.8% ±2.1% (259,495  ±16,026.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 17.8% 1,469,018 (±0.3% / ±21,332.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

27.6% ±1.3% (212,146  ±10,280) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.2% ±0.5% (43,088  ±3,286) 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)
43,088 Total veterans ±3,286 33,952 Male ±2,900 9,136 Female ±1,612

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