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Bull Run CDP (Prince William County)

Virginia · 16,859 residents · 2.61 sq mi
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With 16,859 people, Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) is a city in Virginia. 33% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 45%. Growth has run 49% since 2000, or 5,522 more people. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. The median age is 33.1, younger than the US median of 38.9.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 101%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
16,859
+49%since 2000
from 11,337 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
6,462 / sq mi
+30%since 2009
from 4,967 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.1
+14%since 2000
from 29.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.61 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4K8K11K15K18K19902000201020202024Bull Run CDP (Prince William County)
202417K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 59.3%(1,561)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(935)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(1,130)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(1,034)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.6%(1,280)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.5%(3,111)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.3%(2,911)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(2,229)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(1,689)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 743.6%(602)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.2%(377)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0%(0)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,679
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,519 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,221
+84%since 2000
from $22,384 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.0%
+27.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.383
+12%since 2010
from 0.342 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade6.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services3.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$413,500
+101%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,002
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $880 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
33.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 37.3% in 2000
66.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.7%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.67 people
+10%since 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.9%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+6%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.8%(6,444)
Black18.8%(2,126)
Hispanic / Latino16%(1,817)
Asian5.5%(618)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic19.5%(3,295)
Black21.3%(3,583)
Hispanic / Latino39.3%(6,624)
Asian13.6%(2,295)
Other6.3%(1,062)
Diversity Score
92
+3%since 2009
from 90 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American26.8%(4,514)
Salvadoran15.2%(2,567)
Guatemalan6.5%(1,103)
Honduran5%(844)
Mexican2%(344)
Peruvian1.8%(298)
Bolivian1.5%(250)
Puerto Rican1.2%(204)
Venezuelan1%(173)
Colombian0.5%(86)
Dominican0.5%(78)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.3%(48)
Ecuadorian0.1%(25)
Asian origin
Vietnamese3%(498)
Asian Indian2.5%(428)
Nepalese2.2%(379)
Korean1.6%(265)
Filipino1.5%(258)
Kazakh1.2%(195)
Laotian0.6%(96)
Bangladeshi0.3%(59)
Pakistani0.1%(20)
Sri Lankan0.1%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Irish5.8%(985)
German4.9%(829)
English3.6%(610)
American3.6%(608)
Ghanaian2.8%(472)
Arab1.6%(268)
Somali1.4%(244)
Scottish1.2%(209)
Ethiopian1.1%(181)
Jamaican0.9%(153)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Italian0.8%(131)
Nigerian0.5%(89)
Egyptian0.5%(86)
Polish0.4%(72)
French0.4%(65)
Welsh0.4%(60)
Portuguese0.3%(54)
Swiss0.2%(42)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(32)
Danish0.2%(27)
Russian0.2%(26)
Greek0.1%(25)
Norwegian0.1%(25)
Canadian0.1%(21)
Bulgarian0.1%(20)
British0.1%(18)
Swedish0.1%(18)
Dutch0.1%(16)
Syrian0.1%(14)
Iranian0.1%(14)
Austrian0.1%(13)
Lithuanian0.1%(13)
Lebanese0.1%(9)
Slovak0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.5%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 31.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
82.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 84.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.1 min
+26%since 2000
from 25.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.8%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
17.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
79.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 83.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 78.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.1%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
45.1%
+15.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 5.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
20.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 24.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.4%
+7.1 ptssince 2017
from 87.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
43.4%
−6.6 ptssince 2016
from 50.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
35.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 37.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.3%(3,097)
Married44.8%(2,995)
Widowed1.3%(84)
Divorced7.6%(511)
Women 15+
Never married43.6%(2,855)
Married38.4%(2,512)
Widowed3%(194)
Divorced15%(985)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
20.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 24.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 55.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
6.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 6.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% 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)51.5%(189)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(93)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.5%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 367 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia?

Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia has about 16,859 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia?

The typical household in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia earns about $89,679 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia expensive?

In Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia, the median home is worth about $413,500, and the typical rent is about $2,002 a month.

How educated are people in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia?

About 39.5% of adults age 25 and over in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia?

About 13.7% of people in Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,334 residents, a change of about 205 percent over that period.

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