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Congressional District 8, VA

788,825 Population
147.2 square miles 5,358.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$78,653 ±$1,874 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$133,323 ±$3,451 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.9% ±0.9% (54,091  ±6,924) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.9 minutes ±0.6 (10,406,970  ±401,451) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

333,913 ±5,104 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (781,063  ±15,290) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1% (11,389  ±2,021) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

352,996 ±4,410 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$779,100 ±$20,284 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.8% ±1.1% (130,439  ±9,107.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.7% ±1.5% (525,048  ±12,027.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
66.4% ±1.2% (380,314  ±9,416.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.2% ±2.5% (268,966  ±19,304.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 18.2% 1,518,733 (±0.3% / ±23,805)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

27.4% ±1.3% (216,070  ±10,837) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.5% (41,026  ±3,435) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
41,026 Total veterans ±3,435 33,192 Male ±3,061 7,834 Female ±1,192

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