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Congressional District 5, VA

798,327 Population
9,464.1 square miles 84.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,012 ±$1,188 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,333 ±$2,128 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.9% ±1.1% (104,957  ±8,647) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.6 minutes ±0.5 (8,271,630  ±264,675) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

320,545 ±4,181 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (754,275  ±3,626) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 † 8,479,742 (±,163.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.7% ±1% (10,375  ±1,816) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

369,469 ±1,684 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$280,400 ±$6,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.4% ±1% (105,573  ±8,087.8) 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

91% ±1.7% (510,107  ±10,444.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
35.2% ±1.1% (197,262  ±6,548.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

6.5% ±0.4% (49,100  ±2,978.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 17.2% 1,401,627 (±0.2% / ±12,544)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±,206,858.2)

4.8% ±0.4% (38,338  ±3,391) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 13.4% † 1,163,486 (±,850.9% / ±17,234)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.5% ±0.5% (48,448  ±3,283) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
48,448 Total veterans ±3,283 42,711 Male ±2,727 5,737 Female ±1,347

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