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Congressional District 6, VA

797,837 Population
6,264.6 square miles 127.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,951 ±$1,291 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,264 ±$2,881 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.9% ±0.9% (83,578  ±6,889) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25 minutes ±0.6 (8,525,435  ±288,276) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

322,815 ±4,404 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (769,932  ±5,116) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±0.7% (7,658  ±1,380) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

356,929 ±2,190 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$314,200 ±$6,475 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±1% (87,835  ±7,551.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.9% ±1.8% (499,349  ±11,053.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.8% ±1.2% (165,198  ±6,775.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.4% ±0.4% (70,570  ±2,899.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 17.4% 1,432,901 (±0.1% / ±11,136.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7.1% ±0.6% (56,348  ±5,039) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±0.5% (44,540  ±3,304) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
44,540 Total veterans ±3,304 40,194 Male ±3,081 4,346 Female ±1,228

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