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Virginia

8,642,274 Population
39,482.1 square miles 218.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$43,756 ±$319 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$80,963 ±$731 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

10.2% ±0.3% (854,145  ±27,033) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

26.4 minutes ±0.2 (87,504,570  ±856,570) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

3,331,461 ±10,153 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (8,407,497  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.7% ±0.3% (96,332  ±6,089) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

3,652,329 ±452 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$330,600 ±$2,799 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

13.7% ±0.3% (1,172,297  ±28,939.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.4% ±0.6% (5,430,700  ±36,716.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
41.8% ±0.4% (2,484,460  ±23,052.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

16.5% ±0.3% (1,348,546  ±21,287.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

12.4% ±0.2% (1,070,347  ±18,913) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

9.7% ±0.2% (641,144  ±11,570) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
641,144 Total veterans ±11,570 548,282 Male ±9,155 92,862 Female ±4,936

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