Census Reporter

Virginia

8,535,519 Population
39,482.2 square miles 216.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,635 ±$381 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$76,456 ±$842 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

9.9% ±0.3% (822,775  ±24,460) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

29.1 minutes ±0.2 (117,533,485  ±1,055,114) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

3,191,847 ±12,998 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (8,290,622  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.9% ±0.3% (98,004  ±5,464) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

3,562,258 ±463 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$288,800 ±$2,150 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.7% ±0.4% (1,238,177  ±30,524.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90% ±0.6% (5,288,045  ±35,481.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
39.6% ±0.4% (2,325,070  ±22,247.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

16.8% ±0.3% (1,352,586  ±23,451.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

12.7% ±0.2% (1,083,823  ±18,291) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

10% ±0.2% (655,698  ±13,319) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
655,698 Total veterans ±13,319 562,292 Male ±11,515 93,406 Female ±5,476

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