James City County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for James City County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

James City County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (97th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (88th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	81,013	8,705,170	334,922,499	719th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,985	$93,170	$80,734	97th of 3,221
Median Age	47.1	39.0	38.9	464th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.0%	42.2%	35.7%	88th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$447,200	$383,700	$332,700	199th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,552	$1,579	$1,413	215th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.8%	9.9%	12.5%	3041st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.3%	5.2%	2702nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	569.3	220.5	n/a	302nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.6%	13.1%	14.1%	615th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.0	n/a	n/a	72nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	67.3%	65.2%	1226th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.6	27.3	26.4	1071st of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.4%	18.3%	15.1%	245th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2801st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.0%	48.7%	46.9%	296th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.6%	n/a	n/a	195th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.1	60.7	61.4

Age in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	31,990	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.5%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,983	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.9%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.5%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	34,726	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,901	$2,790	n/a

Education in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.6%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.2%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.8%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.9%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in James City County, Virginia

Statistic	James City County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	14.3%	16.7%

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