CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bon Air

Virginia · 16,413 residents · 8.37 sq mi

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With 16,413 people, Bon Air is a city in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 44% of adults have a four-year degree. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 43% more than in Virginia as a whole. The median household earns $47,803, about 59% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,413

+1%vs 2000

vs 16,213 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,106)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,250)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,291)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,152)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(785)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(2,360)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.4%(3,191)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(2,184)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,528)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,035)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(420)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$47,803

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,493 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,189

−28%vs 2000

vs $26,527 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,600

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$634

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $847 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

17.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(13,965)

Black8.3%(1,349)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(281)

Asian2.5%(410)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(15,232)

Black5.2%(856)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(128)

Asian1.7%(287)

Other0.2%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.9%(835)

Honduran2.1%(360)

Salvadoran1.7%(282)

Mexican1.5%(254)

Guatemalan1%(168)

South American1%(167)

Puerto Rican0.5%(90)

Colombian0.4%(65)

Dominican0.4%(63)

Venezuelan0.3%(47)

Panamanian0.1%(25)

Chilean0.1%(24)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(20)

Argentine0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(109)

Cambodian0.5%(92)

Chinese0.5%(78)

Vietnamese0.4%(66)

Pakistani0.4%(64)

Korean0.2%(36)

Mongolian0.1%(11)

Bangladeshi0.1%(9)

Indonesian0%(5)

Ancestry

English23.8%(4,015)

German15.1%(2,555)

Irish10.9%(1,835)

American5.4%(908)

Italian3.6%(604)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(436)

French2.3%(386)

Polish1.8%(297)

Subsaharan African1.7%(292)

Scottish1.7%(281)

Danish1.3%(215)

British1.2%(208)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.2%(206)

Greek1.2%(203)

Portuguese1.1%(179)

Czech1%(174)

Dutch0.9%(149)

Swedish0.7%(126)

Welsh0.7%(110)

Norwegian0.6%(105)

West Indian0.6%(95)

Slovak0.6%(93)

French Canadian0.4%(70)

Austrian0.4%(64)

Arab0.3%(50)

Swiss0.3%(50)

Croatian0.2%(39)

Jamaican0.2%(37)

Egyptian0.2%(36)

Finnish0.2%(35)

Hungarian0.2%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Haitian0.1%(15)

Jordanian0.1%(14)

Australian0.1%(14)

Israeli0.1%(12)

Serbian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.8%(2,215)

Married56.1%(3,790)

Widowed3.2%(216)

Divorced7.9%(536)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(1,831)

Married52.6%(3,865)

Widowed8.6%(628)

Divorced13.9%(1,017)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.5%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.4%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 82.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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