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State Senate District 6, VA

213,242 Population
3,263 square miles 65.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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94%White3%Black0%Native0%Asian0%Islander0%Other2%Two+1%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$29,726 ±$1,024 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$49,575 ±$1,193 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18% ±1.1% (36,669  ±2,205) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty24%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.5 minutes ±0.6 (1,843,515  ±64,415) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

85,988 ±985 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0 (204,075  ±110) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples61%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale30%Female21%
Now marriedMale52%Female51%
DivorcedMale14%Female14%
WidowedMale4%†Female14%
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6.2% ±0.9% (2,564  ±382) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

2%†15-1910%†20-2413%†25-299%†30-358%†35-392%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

105,663 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied81%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied75%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$137,000 ±$6,120 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.5% ±0.7% (17,981  ±1,462) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

84.5% ±1.6% (133,710  ±2,484.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
17.6% ±0.8% (27,923  ±1,200.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

16%No degree37%High school30%Some college11%Bachelor's6%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1% (2,061  ±290) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.9% ±0.5% (12,065  ±917) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

201†WWII777†Korea4,661Vietnam2,420†Gulf (1990s)2,348†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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12,065 Total veterans ±917 11,229 Male ±856 836 Female ±194

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for State Senate District 6, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US51006-state-senate-district-6-va/>