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State Senate District 21, VA

209,641 Population
49 square miles 4,282 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6467%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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39%White42%Black0%†Native4%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other5%Two+10%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$36,350 ±$847 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$62,462 ±$2,065 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.4% ±1.1% (34,816  ±2,153) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty27%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty14%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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22.2 minutes ±0.4 (2,266,270  ±60,358) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

83,030 ±841 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0 (189,399  ±1,698) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of 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 couples43%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married37%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale50%Female42%
Now marriedMale38%Female37%
DivorcedMale9%Female14%
WidowedMale2%†Female7%
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5.2% ±0.7% (2,847  ±405) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-195%†20-247%†25-2911%†30-356%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

89,950 ±658 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied56%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit55%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$270,300 ±$5,583 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

21.3% ±1.1% (44,006  ±2,349.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.3% ±1.7% (118,788  ±2,498.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
32.5% ±1% (43,245  ±1,336.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree25%High school32%Some college19%Bachelor's13%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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7.5% ±0.5% (15,759  ±1,138) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

13.8% ±0.6% (19,848  ±840) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

81†WWII398†Korea3,998Vietnam6,511†Gulf (1990s)9,876Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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19,848 Total veterans ±840 15,875 Male ±831 3,973 Female ±372

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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 21, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US51021-state-senate-district-21-va/>