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Prince William County

Virginia · 502,966 residents (2025 est.) · 335 sq mi
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Prince William County is a county of 488,880 people in Virginia. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 208,067 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Virginia median. Median household income runs $131,402, well clear of the $82,259 US median. 26% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $131,402, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Prince William County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share80.9% → 37.9% (−43.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population215,686 → 488,880 (+127%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Hispanic share4.2% → 26.1% (+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 133 counties in Virginia

  • 7th in household income$131,402
  • 18th in share with a bachelor's degree44.9%
  • 9th in home value$530,100
  • 1st in diversity score92.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
488,880
+74%since 2000
from 280,813 in 2000
502,966 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,458 / sq mi
+74%since 2000
from 838 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.3
+14%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
335 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
188K270K352K434K516K19902000201020202024Prince William County
2024489K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(32,919)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(35,483)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(37,639)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(35,453)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(31,141)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.8%(62,536)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415%(73,176)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.9%(68,159)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(57,096)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747%(34,264)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(16,608)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(4,406)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$131,402
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,960 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,802
+102%since 2000
from $25,641 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
75.6%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.386
+5%since 2010
from 0.366 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade3.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$530,100
+97%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $147,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,067
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $862 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 71.7% in 2000
25.7% rent
Vacancy rate
3.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.09 people
+7%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.2%
−16.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
−9%since 2009
from 4.4 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
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.7%(181,756)
Black18.4%(51,743)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(27,338)
Asian3.8%(10,606)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic37.9%(185,150)
Black19.6%(95,696)
Hispanic / Latino26.1%(127,463)
Asian9.9%(48,594)
Other6.5%(31,977)
Diversity Score
92
+14%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
+2%since 2020
from 35 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
Central American12.5%(61,327)
Salvadoran8.5%(41,501)
South American4.8%(23,544)
Mexican4%(19,496)
Puerto Rican2%(9,764)
Peruvian2%(9,703)
Guatemalan1.8%(8,576)
Honduran1.5%(7,236)
Bolivian1.2%(5,677)
Colombian0.6%(2,811)
Nicaraguan0.4%(2,099)
Dominican0.4%(2,046)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(1,959)
Ecuadorian0.3%(1,622)
Venezuelan0.3%(1,344)
Panamanian0.3%(1,272)
Cuban0.2%(1,208)
Argentine0.2%(1,113)
Chilean0.2%(831)
Costa Rican0.1%(443)
Paraguayan0%(211)
Uruguayan0%(116)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(9,642)
Pakistani1.3%(6,592)
Filipino1.2%(5,817)
Korean1.2%(5,757)
Kazakh0.9%(4,359)
Vietnamese0.8%(3,757)
Chinese0.5%(2,334)
Bangladeshi0.5%(2,215)
Nepalese0.5%(2,207)
Cambodian0.2%(899)
Indonesian0.2%(794)
Thai0.2%(757)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.2%(751)
Japanese0.1%(426)
Taiwanese0%(63)
Burmese0%(21)
Uzbek0%(20)
Mongolian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(1,082)
Samoan0%(120)
Fijian0%(17)
Ancestry
German8.2%(39,928)
English7.7%(37,670)
Irish7.3%(35,900)
Subsaharan African5.3%(25,892)
American3.9%(18,883)
Italian3.6%(17,411)
Polish1.6%(7,845)
Arab1.6%(7,638)
Ghanaian1.5%(7,512)
Scottish1.5%(7,156)
Ethiopian1.2%(5,795)
French1.1%(5,540)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian1%(4,680)
Welsh0.7%(3,187)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,865)
Swedish0.5%(2,677)
Norwegian0.5%(2,381)
Dutch0.5%(2,273)
Jamaican0.4%(2,171)
Russian0.4%(2,117)
British0.4%(1,854)
Portuguese0.3%(1,702)
Nigerian0.3%(1,620)
Greek0.3%(1,311)
French Canadian0.2%(1,210)
Czech0.2%(1,205)
Egyptian0.2%(1,201)
Hungarian0.2%(1,186)
Jordanian0.2%(1,093)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,068)
Danish0.2%(1,006)
Moroccan0.2%(983)
Somali0.2%(937)
Lebanese0.2%(933)
Turkish0.2%(865)
Iraqi0.2%(800)
Lithuanian0.2%(790)
Swiss0.2%(772)
Iranian0.2%(769)
Slovak0.2%(746)
Austrian0.1%(669)
Romanian0.1%(520)
Croatian0.1%(493)
Canadian0.1%(482)
Bulgarian0.1%(386)
Armenian0.1%(366)
Brazilian0.1%(366)
Haitian0.1%(319)
Palestinian0.1%(314)
Macedonian0.1%(273)
Kenyan0.1%(264)
Belgian0.1%(259)
Finnish0%(215)
Slovene0%(186)
Barbadian0%(172)
Syrian0%(158)
Serbian0%(137)
Israeli0%(68)
Latvian0%(61)
Guyanese0%(60)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.9%
+13.5 ptssince 2000
from 31.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 88.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
36.4 min
+21%since 2000
from 30.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 71.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.1%
+15.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 76.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.3%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
26.3%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 6.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.4%
+4.8 ptssince 2017
from 91.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 97.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
63.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2016
from 68.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 17.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.4%(67,651)
Married56%(107,024)
Widowed1.8%(3,491)
Divorced6.7%(12,807)
Women 15+
Never married30.6%(58,801)
Married53.4%(102,374)
Widowed5.6%(10,720)
Divorced10.4%(19,971)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 64.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 10.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.5%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.3% 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)48.5%(19,577)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46.9%(18,935)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.2%(7,742)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(792)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(143)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 40,393 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

Prince William County, decade by decade

Prince William County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990215,686$118,491$330,48927.6%41.3
2000280,813$120,156$269,42331.5%66.9
2010402,002$131,051$543,34837.5%84.6
2020482,204$130,545$473,30141.9%92.2
2024488,880$131,402$530,10044.9%92.0

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 Prince William County, Virginia?

Prince William County, Virginia has about 488,880 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Prince William County, Virginia earns about $131,402 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Prince William County, Virginia expensive?

In Prince William County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $530,100, and the typical rent is about $2,067 a month.

How educated are people in Prince William County, Virginia?

About 44.9% of adults age 25 and over in Prince William County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 6.2% of people in Prince William County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Prince William County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Prince William County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 273,194 residents, a change of about 127 percent over that period.

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