Potomac Mills

Population: 6,122
Median household income: $102,464
Median home value: $553,200

Potomac Mills, a community in Prince William County, Virginia, has 6,122 residents. Its median household income of $102,464 runs below the Prince William County figure of $128,873.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potomac Mills's population declined 8.1% from 6,664 to 6,122, while its median home value rose 61.5% from $342,500 to $553,200.

65.6% of workers drive to work alone. 55.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,122
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $102,464
Median home value: $553,200
Median gross rent: $2,025
Housing units: 1,994
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6646,122

Median household income

$112,703$102,464

Median home value

$342,500$553,200

Median gross rent

$1,801$2,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,664	$112,703	$342,500	$1,801
2020	6,826	$119,615	$400,900	$1,783
2021	6,759	$124,625	$475,800	$1,996
2022	6,510	$109,265	$498,100	$2,206
2023	6,122	$102,464	$553,200	$2,025

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	5.6%
5 to 17	1,597	26.1%
18 to 24	280	4.6%
25 to 34	629	10.3%
35 to 44	1,172	19.1%
45 to 54	776	12.7%
55 to 64	536	8.8%
65 to 74	474	7.7%
75 and over	317	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,242	36.6%
Black or African American	1,245	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	963	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,625	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	503	12.9%
High school graduate	1,132	29.0%
Some college or associate's	806	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	837	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	626	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,749	65.6%
Carpooled	285	10.7%
Public transit	94	3.5%
Walked	17	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	513	19.2%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	380	17.6%
15 to 29 min	569	26.4%
30 to 44 min	702	32.6%
45 to 59 min	280	13.0%
60+ min	224	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 15.0% (917 of 6,094)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,418	77.6%
Nonfamily households	409	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,827	91.6%
Vacant	167	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,339	73.3%
Renter-occupied	488	26.7%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached20.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,104	55.4%
1-unit, attached	417	20.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	138	6.9%
20 or more units	175	8.8%
Mobile home & other	160	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5164152
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.6565, -77.2988