Prince William County, Virginia

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

Prince William County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for total population (149th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (27th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	488,880	8,705,170	334,922,499	149th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$131,402	$93,170	$80,734	27th of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	39.0	38.9	2840th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.9%	42.2%	35.7%	174th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$530,100	$383,700	$332,700	116th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,067	$1,579	$1,413	40th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.2%	9.9%	12.5%	3103rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.3%	5.2%	1405th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,458.2	220.5	n/a	118th of 3,222
Foreign Born	26.3%	13.1%	14.1%	50th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.0	n/a	n/a	154th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	67.3%	65.2%	1662nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.4	27.3	26.4	73rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.1%	18.3%	15.1%	174th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1744th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.9%	48.7%	46.9%	306th of 3,222
Broadband Access	96.2%	n/a	n/a	8th 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 Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	73.7	60.7	61.4

Age in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	36.3	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	156,798	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	75.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.0%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.5%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	33.0%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,802	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	27.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.2%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	161,852	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.1%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,999	$2,790	n/a

Education in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.4%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.7%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Prince William County, Virginia

Statistic	Prince William County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.4%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.1%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.2%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	63.5%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	27.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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