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Fort Hunt

Virginia · 16,700 residents · 5.85 sq mi
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Fort Hunt is home to 16,700 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 132% more than in Virginia as a whole. Median household income runs $216,038, well clear of the $82,259 US median. 81% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $927,400. 94% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $216,038, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
81% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Fort Hunt

What changed most since 1990

  • White share91.8% → 85.0% (−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree58.5% → 80.7% (+22.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Hispanic share2.3% → 6.2% (+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 39th in household income$216,038
  • 28th in share with a bachelor's degree80.7%
  • 37th in home value$927,400
  • 314th in diversity score33.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
16,700
+29%since 2000
from 12,923 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
2,854 / sq mi
+29%since 2000
from 2,209 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
43.0
−4%since 2000
from 44.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.85 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
12K14K15K16K18K19902000201020202024Fort Hunt
202417K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(1,139)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.7%(1,451)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(1,146)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(1,032)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.3%(545)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 346%(1,003)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.8%(2,472)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.8%(2,302)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(2,108)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(2,020)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.9%(1,144)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(338)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$216,038
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,259 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$96,866
+106%since 2000
from $46,957 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
88.5%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
2.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 1.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.388
+8%since 2010
from 0.359 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services10.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Information4.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade3.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade2.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$927,400
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $274,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$3,500+
from $1,466 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
94.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 93.3% in 2000
5.9% rent
Vacancy rate
2.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.79 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.71 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
35.3%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
−9%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
1990 – 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
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.8%(11,739)
Black2.4%(304)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(342)
Asian2.5%(323)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85%(14,192)
Black1.5%(253)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(1,035)
Asian3.4%(573)
Other3.9%(647)
Diversity Score
34
+66%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
1990 – 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
Mexican1.4%(242)
Puerto Rican1.1%(180)
Peruvian0.8%(128)
Colombian0.5%(80)
Guatemalan0.4%(68)
Cuban0.4%(65)
Spaniard0.3%(53)
Chilean0.2%(36)
Bolivian0.2%(33)
Costa Rican0.1%(24)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(15)
Ecuadorian0.1%(13)
Salvadoran0.1%(12)
Asian origin
Korean0.9%(155)
Chinese0.7%(124)
Filipino0.5%(86)
Asian Indian0.3%(43)
Japanese0.2%(38)
Vietnamese0.2%(35)
Thai0.2%(32)
Indonesian0.1%(18)
Taiwanese0.1%(16)
Pakistani0.1%(14)
Malaysian0.1%(11)
Ancestry
Irish21.3%(3,554)
English19.9%(3,325)
German17.9%(2,985)
American6.6%(1,099)
Italian5.5%(922)
Polish5.4%(895)
Scottish3.9%(650)
French2.2%(360)
Norwegian1.6%(269)
Swedish1.5%(257)
British1.5%(251)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(197)
Czech1.1%(192)
Dutch1.1%(177)
Danish1%(173)
Hungarian0.9%(146)
Russian0.6%(107)
Arab0.6%(93)
Ukrainian0.6%(93)
Greek0.5%(78)
Canadian0.5%(76)
Swiss0.4%(59)
Lebanese0.3%(56)
Austrian0.3%(53)
Iranian0.3%(53)
Finnish0.3%(52)
Brazilian0.3%(48)
Lithuanian0.2%(41)
Romanian0.2%(37)
Slovak0.2%(37)
Portuguese0.2%(35)
Croatian0.2%(34)
Palestinian0.2%(27)
Serbian0.1%(21)
Armenian0.1%(18)
Syrian0.1%(10)
Turkish0.1%(9)
Belgian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
80.7%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 68.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 96.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
42.4%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 36.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.2 min
+31%since 2000
from 23.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
58.9%
−11.7 ptssince 2009
from 70.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.0%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
31.2%
+22.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 3.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
7.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
72.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 74.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
8.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
15.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 7.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
0.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2013
from 2.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2017
from 94.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 98.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 88.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married22.2%(1,432)
Married72.7%(4,697)
Widowed1%(64)
Divorced4.1%(264)
Women 15+
Never married17%(1,104)
Married69.2%(4,500)
Widowed8.5%(556)
Divorced5.3%(347)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
0.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2013
from 2.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
77.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
2.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
94.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.3% 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)50.1%(908)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.5%(897)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(591)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(24)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,813 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

Fort Hunt, decade by decade

Fort Hunt population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199012,989$171,063$600,97758.5%19.4
200012,923$186,281$500,59168.4%21.6
201016,045$207,082$936,94173.9%26.9
202017,231$228,924$873,03279.8%39.2
202416,700$216,038$927,40080.7%33.9

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fort Hunt, Virginia?

Fort Hunt, Virginia has about 16,700 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fort Hunt, Virginia?

The typical household in Fort Hunt, Virginia earns about $216,038 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fort Hunt, Virginia expensive?

In Fort Hunt, Virginia, the median home is worth about $927,400, and the typical rent is $3,500 or more a month.

How educated are people in Fort Hunt, Virginia?

About 80.7% of adults age 25 and over in Fort Hunt, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fort Hunt, Virginia?

About 2.2% of people in Fort Hunt, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fort Hunt, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Fort Hunt, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,711 residents, a change of about 29 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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