Census Reporter

Virginia

8,517,685 Population
39,481.9 square miles 215.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$38,900 ±$398 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$72,577 ±$686 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

10.7% ±0.3% (884,647  ±27,692) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

28.7 minutes ±0.2 (114,448,400  ±999,980) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

3,175,524 ±13,138 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (8,273,128  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.9% ±0.3% (99,351  ±5,523) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

3,538,985 ±985 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$281,700 ±$1,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.2% ±0.4% (1,281,573  ±32,615.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89.9% ±0.6% (5,233,622  ±36,366.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
39.3% ±0.4% (2,290,457  ±24,534.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

16.4% ±0.2% (1,312,386  ±17,625) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

12.5% ±0.2% (1,065,076  ±19,005) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

10.3% ±0.2% (670,273  ±11,692) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
670,273 Total veterans ±11,692 574,765 Male ±10,815 95,508 Female ±4,790

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