Bon Air is home to 16,904 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 42.8, about 4 years above the US median. Density works out to 2,020 people per square mile. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,879, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bon Air
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants82.1% → 72.7%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share5.2% → 11.8%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.2%(129)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(171)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(314)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.9%(106)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 974 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bon Air, decade by decade
Bon Air population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,413
$114,730
$222,246
43.8%
18.6
2000
16,213
$104,732
$223,881
45.4%
31.3
2010
16,366
$96,692
$328,857
47.8%
45.8
2020
18,022
$105,919
$306,040
50.7%
60.0
2024
16,904
$101,879
$365,200
55.2%
54.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
