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University Center, VA

3,923 Population
0.9 square miles 4,272.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,151 ±$7,575 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$120,533 ±$17,732 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.1% ±9.6% (499  ±373) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±3 (40,615  ±10,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,628 ±255 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (3,923  ±689) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±4.6% (86  ±71) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,777 ±238 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$507,500 ±$69,051 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.3% ±10.7% (867  ±443.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.1% ±22.7% (2,664  ±439.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • a little higher than 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)
54.4% ±5.5% (1,524  ±305.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 1.5 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

30.6% ±5% (1,201  ±289) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±3% (168  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
168 Total veterans ±100 154 Male ±98 14 Female ±22

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