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Congressional District 7, VA

825,445 Population
2,723.8 square miles 303.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,816 ±$1,219 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$113,690 ±$3,029 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.7% ±1% (62,696  ±8,350) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

37.3 minutes ±0.8 (13,723,145  ±459,770) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

285,800 ±3,846 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (813,311  ±10,317) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±1.1% (12,429  ±2,135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

298,850 ±3,192 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$467,800 ±$6,577 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±1.3% (95,709  ±10,764.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91% ±1.9% (500,396  ±12,315.1) 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)
38.7% ±1.4% (212,904  ±8,054.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

22.7% ±0.8% (171,403  ±6,001.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 17.4% 1,432,901 (±0.1% / ±11,136.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

16.7% ±1% (137,479  ±8,785) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

12% ±0.7% (72,688  ±4,321) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
72,688 Total veterans ±4,321 59,349 Male ±3,334 13,339 Female ±2,342

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