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Congressional District 2, VA

789,864 Population
2,150.8 square miles 367.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,952 ±$1,258 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$91,706 ±$2,737 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.9% ±0.9% (68,714  ±7,318) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.6 minutes ±0.5 (9,090,880  ±276,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

308,690 ±3,433 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (775,367  ±6,695) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.5 † 8,479,742 (±,163.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±0.9% (7,320  ±1,547) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

337,616 ±2,884 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$377,900 ±$6,445 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±1.1% (105,623  ±8,790.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93.7% ±2.1% (519,506  ±12,238.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
38.4% ±1.3% (213,086  ±7,135.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

10.1% ±0.6% (74,531  ±4,529) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 16.7% 1,355,058 (±0.1% / ±11,091.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

7.6% ±0.6% (59,963  ±4,475) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.4% † 1,163,486 (±,850.9% / ±17,234)
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

13.5% ±0.7% (78,960  ±4,175) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
78,960 Total veterans ±4,175 64,011 Male ±3,271 14,949 Female ±1,939

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