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Congressional District 6, VA

755,437 Population
5,928.9 square miles 127.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$28,596 ±$891 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $38,900 ±$398
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$52,925 ±$1,465 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $72,577 ±$686
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

14% ±0.9% (100,628  ±6,841) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 10.7% 884,647 (±0.3% / ±27,692)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

24.6 minutes ±0.6 (8,087,420  ±260,300) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.7 114,448,400 (±0.2 / ±999,980)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

290,904 ±4,546 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,175,524 ±13,138
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (719,946  ±5,551) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,273,128 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.5% ±0.9% (7,976  ±1,586) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,351 (±0.3% / ±5,523)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

332,873 ±1,919 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,538,985 ±985
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$196,500 ±$4,236 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $281,700 ±$1,804
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

16.3% ±1.3% (121,853  ±9,623.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 15.2% 1,281,573 (±0.4% / ±32,615.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

88.1% ±1.9% (450,354  ±10,192.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.9% 5,233,622 (±0.6% / ±36,366.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
28% ±1.1% (143,196  ±5,674.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 39.3% 2,290,457 (±0.4% / ±24,534.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

7.6% ±0.4% (53,889  ±2,515.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 16.1% 1,271,355 (±0.1% / ±9,168.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

5.6% ±0.5% (41,935  ±3,907) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,065,076 (±0.2% / ±19,005)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.5% ±0.6% (51,078  ±3,565) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.3% 670,273 (±0.2% / ±11,692)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
51,078 Total veterans ±3,565 46,827 Male ±3,383 4,251 Female ±1,023

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