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Congressional District 7, VA

814,164 Population
2,724.5 square miles 298.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,028 ±$1,252 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$109,348 ±$3,620 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

6.3% ±0.9% (50,361  ±7,218) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

37.6 minutes ±1.4 (13,160,925  ±337,737) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

282,540 ±3,908 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.1 (802,504  ±9,700) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 † 8,479,742 (±,163.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.5% ±1% (10,466  ±1,905) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little 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

294,366 ±3,399 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$441,100 ±$7,027 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.9% ±1.2% (103,881  ±9,842.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as 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

89.9% ±1.9% (485,140  ±11,676) 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)
37.6% ±1.3% (202,866  ±7,297.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

24.1% ±1.6% (183,682  ±12,305.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 17.8% 1,469,018 (±0.3% / ±21,332.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

16.5% ±0.9% (134,211  ±7,665) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.4% † 1,163,486 (±,850.9% / ±17,234)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

12.1% ±0.8% (72,236  ±4,593) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
72,236 Total veterans ±4,593 59,624 Male ±4,297 12,612 Female ±1,897

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