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Powhatan district, James City County, VA

14,497 Population
43.5 square miles 333 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in James City County: 47.1 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,036 ±$4,066 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in James City County: $54,983 ±$2,064
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,400 ±$8,235 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in James City County: $109,985 ±$5,164
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.3% ±4.5% (1,638  ±655) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in James City County: 6.8% † 5,473 (±1.2% / ±937)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.3 minutes ±4.7 (134,750  ±16,885) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in James City County: 26.6 797,900 (±1.3 / ±48,630)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,826 ±426 Number of households
  • James City County: 31,990 ±455
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (14,455  ±858) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in James City County: 2.5 79,763 (±0 / ±69)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±2.1% (67  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in James City County: 5.3% † 835 (±1.4% / ±221)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,161 ±384 Number of housing units
  • James City County: 34,726 ±49
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$439,100 ±$22,447 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in James City County: $447,200 ±$7,565
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±3.7% (1,952  ±547.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in James City County: 11.6% † 9,335 (±1.3% / ±1,042.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.1% ±3.7% (9,752  ±759.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in James City County: 95.2% 56,781 (±3% / ±1,819.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.7% ±3% (4,571  ±440.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in James City County: 51.1% 30,447 (±2.1% / ±1,247.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.3% ±2.7% (1,205  ±395) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in James City County: 7.6% 6,149
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

14% ±2.7% (1,565  ±323) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in James City County: 13% 8,321 (±0.8% / ±500)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,565 Total veterans ±323 1,406 Male ±315 159 Female ±90

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