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Lake of the Woods, VA

7,984 Population
5 square miles 1,612 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.8 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 42.1 ±0.8
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$56,443 ±$8,697 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: $44,923 ±$2,609
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$109,153 ±$23,484 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: $94,008 ±$4,855
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±3.4% (443  ±279) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 9.8% † 3,667 (±2.5% / ±921)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

44.5 minutes ±14.8 (108,920  ±25,268) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 37 565,110 (±2.3 / ±42,712)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,517 ±366 Number of households
  • the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 14,856 ±333
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (7,979  ±880) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 2.5 37,270 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±6.3% (53  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 6.1% † 474 (±2.2% / ±174)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,911 ±334 Number of housing units
  • the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 16,131 ±26
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$399,300 ±$25,589 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: $364,200 ±$11,645
  • a little higher than the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.6% ±7.6% (1,154  ±612) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 10.6% † 3,978 (±2% / ±749.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±5.9% (6,126  ±662.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 91.5% 24,748 (±4.2% / ±1,134.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.6% ±6% (2,876  ±457.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 29.6% 7,996 (±2.5% / ±667.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 1.3 times 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

7.7% ±3.1% (611  ±258) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 5.1% 1,916
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

18.9% ±3.3% (1,256  ±251) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area: 10.3% † 3,033 (±1.4% / ±401)
  • about double 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)
1,256 Total veterans ±251 1,136 Male ±233 120 Female ±99

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