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Virginia Demographic-Economic Characteristics and Patterns

This section provides an update on Census 2010 demographics and a richer set of demographic-economic measures for 2012 and 2014 for the state of Virginia.

The table presented below shows demographic-economic characteristics for the state based on the American Community Survey (ACS). ACS provides post-Census 2010 annual updates for a wide array of demographic-economic data not available from Census 2010.

ACS estimates are available for all geographies (U.S. wall-to-wall) using the 5-year estimates. For areas of 65,000 population or more, 1-year estimates are available.
See more about ACS. Estimates shown in this profile are based on ACS 1-year estimates. See more about comparing these data over time.

Virginia Demographic-Economic Characteristics

	-- ACS 2012 1 year --		-- ACS 2014 1 year --		-- Change 2012-14 --
	Value	Percent	Value	Percent	Value	Percent
Total Population	8,185,867	100.00	8,326,289	100.00	140,422	1.72
Male	4,015,045	49.05	4,092,671	49.15	77,626	1.93
Female	4,170,822	50.95	4,233,618	50.85	62,796	1.51
Age
Under 5 years	507,071	6.19	507,550	6.10	479	0.09
5-9 years	516,233	6.31	524,451	6.30	8,218	1.59
10-14 years	519,996	6.35	522,154	6.27	2,158	0.42
15-19 years	554,242	6.77	558,228	6.70	3,986	0.72
20-24 years	583,559	7.13	590,611	7.09	7,052	1.21
25-34 years	1,138,612	13.91	1,165,651	14.00	27,039	2.37
35-44 years	1,103,601	13.48	1,100,571	13.22	-3,030	-0.27
45-54 years	1,196,525	14.62	1,171,247	14.07	-25,278	-2.11
55-59 years	531,772	6.50	551,879	6.63	20,107	3.78
60-64 years	472,123	5.77	487,101	5.85	14,978	3.17
65-74 years	618,154	7.55	678,926	8.15	60,772	9.83
75-84 years	313,601	3.83	326,286	3.92	12,685	4.04
85+ years	130,378	1.59	141,634	1.70	11,256	8.63
Median age	37.50		37.70		0.20	0.53
Race/Origin
One Race	7,922,174	96.78	8,052,660	96.71	130,486	1.65
White	5,661,067	69.16	5,739,681	68.93	78,614	1.39
Black/African American	1,576,258	19.26	1,601,449	19.23	25,191	1.60
American Indian/Alaska Native	23,022	0.28	21,233	0.26	-1,789	-7.77
Asian	469,669	5.74	510,871	6.14	41,202	8.77
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5,008	0.06	4,553	0.05	-455	-9.09
Some other race	187,150	2.29	174,873	2.10	-12,277	-6.56
Two or more races	263,693	3.22	273,629	3.29	9,936	3.77
Hispanic (of any race)	687,972	8.40	731,971	8.79	43,999	6.40
Households by Type
Total households	3,038,967	100.00	3,083,820	100.00	44,853	1.48
Families	2,044,422	67.27	2,058,820	66.76	14,398	0.70
Nonfamily households	994,545	32.73	1,025,000	33.24	30,455	3.06
Average Household Size	2.61		2.62		0.01	0.38
Average Family Size	3.17		3.19		0.02	0.63
Relationship
Population in households	7,942,331	97.02	8,085,372	97.11	143,041	1.80
School Enrollment
Population 3 & over enrolled	2,173,528	100.00	2,168,651	100.00	-4,877	-0.22
Nursery school, preschool	129,071	5.94	129,465	5.97	394	0.31
Kindergarten	102,022	4.69	108,576	5.01	6,554	6.42
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	829,996	38.19	835,045	38.51	5,049	0.61
High school (grades 9-12)	423,478	19.48	431,397	19.89	7,919	1.87
College or graduate school	688,961	31.70	664,168	30.63	-24,793	-3.60
Educational Attainment
Population 25 years & over	5,504,766	100.00	5,623,295	100.00	118,529	2.15
Less than 9th grade	272,809	4.96	268,592	4.78	-4,217	-1.55
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	393,399	7.15	376,397	6.69	-17,002	-4.32
High school graduate (incl equiv)	1,392,291	25.29	1,382,376	24.58	-9,915	-0.71
Some college, no degree	1,099,243	19.97	1,120,719	19.93	21,476	1.95
Associate's degree	395,520	7.19	408,872	7.27	13,352	3.38
Bachelor's degree	1,132,326	20.57	1,173,872	20.88	41,546	3.67
Graduate or professional degree	819,178	14.88	892,467	15.87	73,289	8.95
Percent high school graduate or higher	87.90		88.50		0.60	0.68
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	35.50		36.70		1.20	3.38
Residence 1 year ago	8,085,389	100.00	8,224,054	100.00	138,665	1.72
Same house	6,857,430	84.81	6,891,144	83.79	33,714	0.49
Different house in U.S.	1,165,895	14.42	1,258,299	15.30	92,404	7.93
Same county	537,223	6.64	567,550	6.90	30,327	5.65
Different county	628,672	7.78	690,749	8.40	62,077	9.87
Same state	378,019	4.68	428,272	5.21	50,253	13.29
Different state	250,653	3.10	262,477	3.19	11,824	4.72
Abroad	62,064	0.77	74,611	0.91	12,547	20.22
Language Spoken at Home
Population 5 years & over	7,678,796	100.00	7,818,739	100.00	139,943	1.82
English only	6,491,498	84.54	6,599,729	84.41	108,231	1.67
Language other than English	1,187,298	15.46	1,219,010	15.59	31,712	2.67
Speak English less than very well	432,453	5.63	441,522	5.65	9,069	2.10
Spanish	515,620	6.71	527,390	6.75	11,770	2.28
Speak English less than very well	208,066	2.71	213,264	2.73	5,198	2.50
Employment Status
Population 16 years & over	6,541,339	100.00	6,664,581	100.00	123,242	1.88
In labor force	4,342,319	66.38	4,406,914	66.12	64,595	1.49
Civilian labor force	4,232,929	64.71	4,300,221	64.52	67,292	1.59
Employed	3,938,818	60.21	4,039,684	60.61	100,866	2.56
Unemployed	294,111	4.50	260,537	3.91	-33,574	-11.42
Armed forces	109,390	1.67	106,693	1.60	-2,697	-2.47
Not in labor force	2,199,020	33.62	2,257,667	33.88	58,647	2.67
Civilian labor force	4,232,929	64.71	4,300,221	64.52	67,292	1.59
Percent unemployed	6.90		6.10		-0.80	-11.59
Employment by Industry
Civilian employed population 16 years & over	3,938,818	100.00	4,039,684	100.00	100,866	2.56
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, mining	40,625	1.03	37,519	0.93	-3,106	-7.65
Construction	260,253	6.61	266,463	6.60	6,210	2.39
Manufacturing	290,329	7.37	288,555	7.14	-1,774	-0.61
Wholesale trade	69,122	1.75	79,312	1.96	10,190	14.74
Retail trade	436,190	11.07	434,446	10.75	-1,744	-0.40
Transportation, warehousing, utilities	155,372	3.94	180,003	4.46	24,631	15.85
Information	80,757	2.05	84,780	2.10	4,023	4.98
Finance, insurance, real estate	249,646	6.34	255,492	6.32	5,846	2.34
Professional, scientific, management	584,659	14.84	598,041	14.80	13,382	2.29
Education & health care	843,045	21.40	878,384	21.74	35,339	4.19
Arts, entertainment, recreation	349,191	8.87	366,836	9.08	17,645	5.05
Other services	213,983	5.43	204,378	5.06	-9,605	-4.49
Public administration	365,646	9.28	365,475	9.05	-171	-0.05
Household Income
Total households	3,038,967	100.00	3,083,820	100.00	44,853	1.48
Less than $10,000	183,865	6.05	181,692	5.89	-2,173	-1.18
$10,000 to $14,999	129,742	4.27	133,732	4.34	3,990	3.08
$15,000 to $24,999	272,133	8.95	255,929	8.30	-16,204	-5.95
$25,000 to $34,999	267,098	8.79	253,811	8.23	-13,287	-4.97
$35,000 to $49,999	383,555	12.62	370,641	12.02	-12,914	-3.37
$50,000 to $74,999	542,848	17.86	535,829	17.38	-7,019	-1.29
$75,000 to $99,999	383,179	12.61	397,758	12.90	14,579	3.80
$100,000 to $149,999	453,162	14.91	490,322	15.90	37,160	8.20
$150,000 to $199,999	207,476	6.83	213,653	6.93	6,177	2.98
$200,000 or more	215,909	7.10	250,453	8.12	34,544	16.00
Median household income	61,741		64,902		3,161	5.12
Mean household income	84,641		88,457		3,816	4.51
Percent Families & People in Poverty
All families	8.60		8.30		-0.30	-3.49
All people	11.70		11.80		0.10	0.85
Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	3,398,389	100.00	3,446,585	100.00	48,196	1.42
Occupied housing units	3,038,967	89.42	3,083,820	89.47	44,853	1.48
Vacant housing units	359,422	10.58	362,765	10.53	3,343	0.93
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.80		1.80		0.00	0.00
Rental vacancy rate	6.20		5.80		-0.40	-6.45
Units in Structure
Total housing units	3,398,389	100.00	3,446,585	100.00	48,196	1.42
1-unit, detached	2,095,844	61.67	2,122,586	61.59	26,742	1.28
1-unit, attached	376,454	11.08	380,646	11.04	4,192	1.11
2 units	58,126	1.71	57,140	1.66	-986	-1.70
3 or 4 units	93,002	2.74	98,614	2.86	5,612	6.03
5 to 9 units	158,139	4.65	159,476	4.63	1,337	0.85
10 to 19 units	196,742	5.79	203,799	5.91	7,057	3.59
20 or more units	238,512	7.02	245,633	7.13	7,121	2.99
Mobile home, boat, RV etc.	180,554	5.31	177,674	5.16	-2,880	-1.60
Year Structure Built
Total housing units	3,398,389	100.00	3,446,585	100.00	48,196	1.42
2010 or later	38,633	1.14	86,006	2.50	47,373	122.62
2000 to 2009	535,356	15.75	548,484	15.91	13,128	2.45
1990 to 1999	537,210	15.81	560,182	16.25	22,972	4.28
1980 to 1989	581,932	17.12	572,756	16.62	-9,176	-1.58
1970 to 1979	575,112	16.92	554,487	16.09	-20,625	-3.59
1960 to 1969	388,901	11.44	379,829	11.02	-9,072	-2.33
1950 to 1959	313,921	9.24	316,799	9.19	2,878	0.92
1940 to 1949	163,844	4.82	162,906	4.73	-938	-0.57
1939 or earlier	263,480	7.75	265,136	7.69	1,656	0.63
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	3,038,967	100.00	3,083,820	100.00	44,853	1.48
Owner-occupied	2,010,442	66.16	2,014,812	65.33	4,370	0.22
Renter-occupied	1,028,525	33.84	1,069,008	34.67	40,483	3.94
Avg household size, owner-occupied	2.67		2.68		0.01	0.37
Avg household size, renter-occupied	2.51		2.52		0.01	0.40
Year Householder Moved Into Unit
Occupied housing units	3,038,967	100.00	3,083,820	100.00	44,853	1.48
2010 or later	827,464	27.23	1,187,308	38.50	359,844	43.49
2000 to 2009	1,211,007	39.85	972,380	31.53	-238,627	-19.70
1990 to 1999	473,256	15.57	445,611	14.45	-27,645	-5.84
1980 to 1989	251,766	8.28	225,602	7.32	-26,164	-10.39
1970 to 1979	156,096	5.14	145,637	4.72	-10,459	-6.70
1969 or earlier	119,378	3.93	107,282	3.48	-12,096	-10.13
Occupants per room
1.00 or less	2,978,542	98.01	3,020,632	97.95	42,090	1.41
1.01 to 1.50	44,030	1.45	47,783	1.55	3,753	8.52
1.51 or more	16,395	0.54	15,405	0.50	-990	-6.04
Housing Value (owner occupied units)	2,010,442	100.00	2,014,812	100.00	4,370	0.22
Less than $50,000	112,863	5.61	133,081	6.61	20,218	17.91
$50,000 to $99,999	164,972	8.21	153,070	7.60	-11,902	-7.21
$100,000 to $149,999	226,828	11.28	215,424	10.69	-11,404	-5.03
$150,000 to $199,999	310,934	15.47	277,261	13.76	-33,673	-10.83
$200,000 to $299,999	448,329	22.30	428,361	21.26	-19,968	-4.45
$300,000 to $499,999	434,970	21.64	459,264	22.79	24,294	5.59
$500,000 to $999,999	268,330	13.35	297,544	14.77	29,214	10.89
$1,000,000 or more	43,216	2.15	50,807	2.52	7,591	17.57
Median	237,800		247,800		10,000	4.21
Selected Monthly Owner Costs (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage	1,436,421	100.00	1,407,755	100.00	-28,666	-2.00
Less than $300	4,060	0.28	4,146	0.29	86	2.12
$300 to $499	21,834	1.52	24,933	1.77	3,099	14.19
$500 to $699	60,816	4.23	57,047	4.05	-3,769	-6.20
$700 to $999	167,701	11.67	161,001	11.44	-6,700	-4.00
$1,000 to $1,499	350,751	24.42	352,922	25.07	2,171	0.62
$1,500 to $1,999	308,020	21.44	291,367	20.70	-16,653	-5.41
$2,000 or more	523,239	36.43	516,339	36.68	-6,900	-1.32
Median	1,670		1,664		-6	-0.36
Gross Rent
Occupied units paying rent	969,687	100.00	1,013,959	100.00	44,272	4.57
Less than $200	18,987	1.96	15,054	1.48	-3,933	-20.71
$200 to $299	22,260	2.30	21,606	2.13	-654	-2.94
$300 to $499	57,594	5.94	53,613	5.29	-3,981	-6.91
$500 to $749	146,231	15.08	134,236	13.24	-11,995	-8.20
$750 to $999	195,516	20.16	200,545	19.78	5,029	2.57
$1,000 to $1,499	295,689	30.49	310,170	30.59	14,481	4.90
$1,500 or more	233,410	24.07	278,735	27.49	45,325	19.42
Median	1,068		1,116		48	4.49

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