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Prince George County

Virginia · 43,936 residents (2025 est.) · 265 sq mi
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Prince George County is home to 43,146 people in Virginia. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.2. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 10,099 more people.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
43,146
+31%since 2000
from 33,047 in 2000
43,936 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
163 / sq mi
+19%since 2009
from 137 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.2
+3%since 2000
from 32.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
265 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
26K31K35K40K45K19902000201020202024Prince George County
202443K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(1,998)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.1%(1,752)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(3,248)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.2%(4,389)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.9%(4,278)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.6%(7,146)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(5,899)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410%(4,328)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(4,411)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.9%(3,411)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(1,594)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(692)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$84,897
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,877 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,239
+70%since 2000
from $20,196 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.5%
+14.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.379
+3%since 2010
from 0.367 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Arts, entertainment, food4%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$293,400
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $114,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,594
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $609 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.0% in 2000
25.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.70 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.86 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 19.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
+16.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+16%since 2009
from 3.0 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
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic59.1%(19,532)
Black32.1%(10,593)
Hispanic / Latino4.9%(1,625)
Asian1.7%(556)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.4%(22,174)
Black30.9%(13,318)
Hispanic / Latino10.4%(4,487)
Asian1.8%(776)
Other5.5%(2,391)
Diversity Score
78
+9%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−7%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(1,947)
Puerto Rican2.3%(980)
Honduran0.7%(320)
Cuban0.4%(156)
Spaniard0.3%(146)
Ecuadorian0.3%(139)
Salvadoran0.3%(113)
Peruvian0.2%(98)
Colombian0.2%(74)
Dominican0.2%(73)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(46)
Venezuelan0.1%(37)
Nicaraguan0.1%(32)
Guatemalan0.1%(22)
Chilean0%(6)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(291)
Korean0.4%(169)
Vietnamese0.2%(93)
Chinese0.2%(76)
Japanese0.1%(50)
Cambodian0.1%(33)
Thai0.1%(32)
Nepalese0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(41)
Chamorro0.1%(30)
Tongan0%(6)
Ancestry
German8.8%(3,805)
Irish7.3%(3,171)
English6.7%(2,870)
American6.1%(2,633)
Italian3.2%(1,371)
Scottish1.8%(760)
West Indian1.2%(514)
Polish1%(442)
Czech0.9%(407)
French0.8%(352)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(321)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.7%(315)
British0.6%(276)
Dutch0.5%(205)
Arab0.4%(170)
Swedish0.3%(139)
Hungarian0.3%(131)
Portuguese0.2%(99)
Haitian0.2%(97)
Norwegian0.2%(79)
Brazilian0.2%(74)
Greek0.1%(62)
Slovak0.1%(47)
Nigerian0.1%(44)
Welsh0.1%(41)
Syrian0.1%(36)
Croatian0.1%(35)
Palestinian0.1%(30)
Romanian0.1%(29)
Guyanese0.1%(26)
Iranian0.1%(24)
Kenyan0.1%(22)
Finnish0%(20)
Danish0%(19)
Ghanaian0%(19)
Somali0%(17)
Russian0%(16)
Canadian0%(15)
Armenian0%(11)
Ukrainian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.9 min
+65%since 2000
from 14.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.4%
−14.7 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
16.5%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2011
from 57.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.9%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
56.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 55.8% in 2009
Female
43.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
13.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 12.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+13.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
74.4%
−9.1 ptssince 2020
from 83.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 91.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 4.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married50.1%(10,344)
Married39.9%(8,234)
Widowed2.4%(495)
Divorced7.6%(1,573)
Women 15+
Never married33.1%(5,125)
Married50.5%(7,831)
Widowed6.2%(954)
Divorced10.3%(1,592)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.7%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 55.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
6.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 5.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 30.7% 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)37.6%(1,437)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(1,428)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27%(1,034)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(125)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(13)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,825 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 Prince George County, Virginia?

Prince George County, Virginia has about 43,146 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Prince George County, Virginia?

The typical household in Prince George County, Virginia earns about $84,897 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Prince George County, Virginia expensive?

In Prince George County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $293,400, and the typical rent is about $1,594 a month.

How educated are people in Prince George County, Virginia?

About 25.0% of adults age 25 and over in Prince George County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Prince George County, Virginia?

About 8.9% of people in Prince George County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Prince George County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Prince George County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,752 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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