Virginia

Population, income, and housing across 133 counties and 688 cities & places.

Population: 8,657,499
Median household income: $90,974
Median home value: $360,700

With 8,657,499 residents, Virginia spans 133 counties and 688 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Virginia's population grew 2.4% from 8,454,463 to 8,657,499, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $273,100 to $360,700.

Owners occupy 67.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,657,499
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $90,974
Median home value: $360,700
Median gross rent: $1,514
Housing units: 3,654,784
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,454,4638,657,499

Median household income

$74,222$90,974

Median home value

$273,100$360,700

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,514

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,454,463	$74,222	$273,100	$1,234
2020	8,509,358	$76,398	$282,800	$1,257
2021	8,582,479	$80,615	$295,500	$1,326
2022	8,624,511	$87,249	$339,800	$1,440
2023	8,657,499	$90,974	$360,700	$1,514

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	495,281	5.7%
5 to 17	1,398,704	16.2%
18 to 24	804,599	9.3%
25 to 34	1,172,799	13.5%
35 to 44	1,164,053	13.4%
45 to 54	1,091,469	12.6%
55 to 64	1,120,434	12.9%
65 to 74	842,592	9.7%
75 and over	567,568	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,109,807	59.0%
Black or African American	1,595,267	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10,473	0.1%
Asian	589,324	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,893	0.1%
Some other race	46,461	0.5%
Two or more races	372,134	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	929,140	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	516,186	8.7%
High school graduate	1,423,702	23.9%
Some college or associate's	1,547,397	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,390,116	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,081,514	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit2.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,980,565	69.2%
Carpooled	353,446	8.2%
Public transit	112,219	2.6%
Walked	88,753	2.1%
Bicycle	12,453	0.3%
Worked from home	699,959	16.2%
Other means	60,992	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	818,389	22.7%
15 to 29 min	1,346,445	37.3%
30 to 44 min	791,937	21.9%
45 to 59 min	320,739	8.9%
60+ min	330,918	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 9.9% (834,866 of 8,413,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,166,150	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,160,110	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,326,260	91.0%
Vacant	328,524	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,234,492	67.2%
Renter-occupied	1,091,768	32.8%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,243,358	61.4%
1-unit, attached	408,987	11.2%
2 to 4 units	162,573	4.4%
5 to 19 units	361,420	9.9%
20 or more units	316,070	8.6%
Mobile home & other	162,376	4.4%

Geography

State FIPS: 51
USPS: VA
Land area: 39,481 sq mi
Water area: 3,293 sq mi
Center point: 37.5223, -78.6682

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Counties

133