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Congressional District 6, VA

763,436 Population
5,929 square miles 128.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,023 ±$963 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $43,756 ±$319
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$60,630 ±$2,040 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $80,963 ±$731
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

12.5% ±1.2% (90,901  ±8,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 854,145 (±0.3% / ±27,033)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

22.3 minutes ±0.7 (7,106,445  ±273,411) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 26.4 87,504,570 (±0.2 / ±856,570)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

302,795 ±4,555 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,331,461 ±10,153
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0 (730,271  ±5,452) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,407,497 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.4% ±0.8% (8,003  ±1,422) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.7% 96,332 (±0.3% / ±6,089)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

339,560 ±2,768 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,652,329 ±452
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$236,200 ±$5,296 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $330,600 ±$2,799
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

13.4% ±0.9% (101,663  ±6,879.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 13.7% 1,172,297 (±0.3% / ±28,939.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

90.4% ±1.8% (469,440  ±10,098.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.4% 5,430,700 (±0.6% / ±36,716.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
31.1% ±1.1% (161,198  ±5,885.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 41.8% 2,484,460 (±0.4% / ±23,052.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

7.8% ±0.4% (55,499  ±3,043.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2020 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 16.4% 1,311,593 (±0.1% / ±10,604.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

5.2% ±0.5% (39,686  ±3,626) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.4% 1,070,347 (±0.2% / ±18,913)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

8.2% ±0.7% (49,644  ±3,947) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.7% 641,144 (±0.2% / ±11,570)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
49,644 Total veterans ±3,947 44,206 Male ±3,601 5,438 Female ±1,453

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