Census Reporter

Congressional District 6, VA

756,347 Population
5,929 square miles 127.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,353 ±$793 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $41,255 ±$272
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$57,285 ±$823 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $76,398 ±$361
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.8% ±0.6% (92,057  ±4,009) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 10% 826,708 (±0.2% / ±14,162)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

24 minutes ±0.4 (7,988,500  ±140,073) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.6 110,956,265 (±0.1 / ±540,678)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

293,164 ±1,837 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,184,121 ±7,450
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (721,630  ±2,170) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,264,926 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.4% ±0.4% (7,722  ±613) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,668 (±0.1% / ±2,317)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

333,826 ±928 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,537,788 ±739
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$196,500 ±$2,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $282,800 ±$1,117
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.7% ±0.5% (117,861  ±4,002.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 14.8% 1,243,222 (±0.2% / ±14,246.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.5% ±0.9% (454,947  ±4,799.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90.3% 5,268,348 (±0.3% / ±18,788.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
28% ±0.5% (143,854  ±2,603) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 39.5% 2,304,490 (±0.2% / ±11,733.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

7.8% ±0.4% (55,499  ±3,043.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • 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)

5.4% ±0.2% (41,008  ±1,420) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,068,489 (±0.1% / ±9,828)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.9% ±0.2% (47,831  ±1,430) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 674,242 (±0.1% / ±6,199)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
47,831 Total veterans ±1,430 43,592 Male ±1,288 4,239 Female ±522

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