COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Prince William County

Virginia · 215,686 residents · 335 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Prince William County is a county of 215,686 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 48% more than in Virginia as a whole. Median household income runs $49,370, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $736 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.2% of residents. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% 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

215,686

−23%vs 2000

vs 280,813 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

335 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024489K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(19,923)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(19,382)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(16,532)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(15,670)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(17,656)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(46,139)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.6%(40,133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(23,455)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(10,435)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742%(4,251)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(1,689)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(421)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,370

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,960 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,833

−30%vs 2000

vs $25,641 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,700

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $147,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$736

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $862 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

28.9% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(180,042)

Black11.6%(24,942)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(9,161)

Asian3.2%(6,895)

Other1.8%(3,807)

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 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)

Sri Lankan0%(26)

Burmese0%(21)

Uzbek0%(20)

Mongolian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(1,082)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(583)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(748)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(29)

Australian0%(18)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.8 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 30.1 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 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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper