2024 ACS PUMS
Virginia Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Virginia, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Virginia is home to 8,811,195 people across 60 PUMAs, with a median household income of $92,286 and a median age of 39.8.
8,811,195
Population
$92,286
Median HH income
43.6%
Bachelor's+
$400,000
Median home value
Virginia at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,286 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $114,723 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $72,788 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $39,595 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 65.2% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.2 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $3,114 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 23.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $966 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $30 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $49,619 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 339.5 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,846 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,217 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $221 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,784 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.6% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 91.7% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 12.3% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 6.0% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Production | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 6.4% | 7.8% |
| Military | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.2% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 10.1% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 3.8% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 15.5% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 8.2% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 2.6% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 72.4% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 34.6% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.3% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 28 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 77.2% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 15.9% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.8 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $400,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,643 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 67.3% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 61.1% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.1% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $150 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $600 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $340 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,700 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,500 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,570 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $470 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,550 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $577 |
| Statistic | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,811,195 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.6% | 20.0% |
| Black | 17.9% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,440 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 2 | 2 |
Virginia's 60 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Virginia's 60 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
95,634 – 118,600
118,600 – 130,901
130,901 – 138,544
138,544 – 163,724
163,724 – 182,716
182,716 – 214,445
All PUMAs in Virginia
George Washington Regional Commission (South)214,445Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities)203,955George Washington Regional Commission (North)198,824Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission192,842Henrico County (West)--Tuckahoe, Short Pump & Wyndham189,887James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities186,539Mount Rogers Planning District Commission185,612New River Valley Planning District Commission183,311Newport News City182,746Crater Planning District Commission182,716Fairfax County (Northwest)--Reston (North) & Franklin Farm182,705Southside Planning District Commission & Commonwealth Regional Council180,243West Piedmont Planning District Commission179,626LENOWISCO & Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions178,134Virginia Beach City (Central)177,699Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck & Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commissions175,973Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest)171,795Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities169,768Fairfax County (Central)--Fairfax City & Burke166,304Prince William County (Northeast)163,724Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport162,319Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town160,254Alexandria City159,320Fairfax County (East Central)--Annandale, West Falls Church & Bailey's Crossroads151,239Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen148,576Virginia Beach City (North)143,884Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (North)142,943Prince William County (North & West)--Linton Hall & Gainesville140,739Manassas, Manassas Park Cities & Prince William County (Central)--Buckhall & Sudley140,724Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Northeast)138,544Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (North)138,250Hampton City137,583Chesterfield County (West)--Brandermill & Woodlake137,165Virginia's Region 2000 (South)--Campbell County & Lynchburg City135,340Norfolk City (South)134,785Virginia Beach City (South)133,077Fairfax County (Southeast)--Woodlawn, Rose Hill & Mount Vernon132,221Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Roanoke, Salem Cities & Vinton Town)132,001Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City131,697Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (South & East)130,901Chesapeake City (South & West)128,317Chesterfield County (Central)--Chester & Rockwood126,245Chesterfield County (East)--James River Region126,010Fairfax County (North Central)--Vienna Town, Oakton & Fair Oaks (East)123,811Loudoun County (Northeast)--Sterling & Ashburn (Northeast/Ashburn Village)120,760Fairfax County (Northeast)--McLean & Idylwood120,710Arlington County (South)120,382Arlington County (North)119,281Richmond City (South & East)119,117Fairfax County (West Central)--Centreville (North & West) & Chantilly (South & West)118,600Goochland, Powhatan & Western Hanover Counties116,531Chesapeake City (Northeast)114,922Richmond City (North & West)114,825Prince William County (East)112,700Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (South)112,017King William, New Kent, Charles City & Eastern Hanover Counties108,597Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities108,419Fairfax County (South Central)--Springfield (South), West Springfield & Franconia106,082Fairfax County (Southwest)--Centreville (Southeast) & Lorton99,825Norfolk City (North)95,634
Virginia Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Virginia?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 people, represented across 60 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Virginia?+
The median household income in Virginia is $92,286 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Virginia?+
43.6% of Virginia residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Virginia data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Virginia — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.