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Prince William County

Virginia · 402,002 residents · 335 sq mi
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Prince William County is home to 402,002 people in Virginia. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Virginia median. Median household income runs $91,098, well clear of the $52,703 US median. Growth has run 43% since 2000, or 121,189 more people. The typical home is worth $377,700, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 39 minutes on average.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 33.5
US median: 37.2
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
402,002
+43%since 2000
from 280,813 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
33.5
+5%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
335 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
188K270K352K434K516K19902000201020202024Prince William County
2024489K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 58.3%(33,223)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 98.2%(33,029)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.8%(31,393)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.1%(28,505)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246%(24,028)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.8%(59,483)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4416.3%(65,467)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.2%(61,161)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.6%(38,493)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.4%(17,826)
US avg: 7%
75 to 841.7%(7,011)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over0.6%(2,383)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,098
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,960 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,737
+39%since 2000
from $25,641 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
61.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
5.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.366
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade10.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4%
US avg: 10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$377,700
+102%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $147,900 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,338
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $862 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
73.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 71.7% in 2000
26.8% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
3.00 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
38.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.1
−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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic48.7%(195,656)
Black19.5%(78,492)
Hispanic / Latino20.3%(81,460)
Asian7.5%(29,986)
Other3.7%(14,806)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American9.4%(35,828)
Salvadoran6.4%(24,447)
Mexican4.3%(16,460)
South American3.1%(11,782)
Puerto Rican1.6%(6,037)
Bolivian1.3%(4,805)
Guatemalan1.1%(4,176)
Peruvian1%(3,609)
Honduran0.9%(3,440)
Nicaraguan0.5%(1,967)
Colombian0.4%(1,434)
Panamanian0.3%(1,225)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.3%(1,157)
Venezuelan0.2%(631)
Dominican0.2%(629)
Spaniard0.1%(462)
Chilean0.1%(446)
Ecuadorian0.1%(367)
Argentine0.1%(228)
Uruguayan0%(129)
Ancestry
German13.1%(49,816)
Irish10.6%(40,127)
English8.4%(31,839)
American4.8%(18,245)
Italian4.6%(17,505)
Subsaharan African3.5%(13,349)
Polish2.6%(9,771)
French2%(7,728)
Scottish2%(7,519)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(6,765)
Swedish1%(3,620)
Dutch0.8%(3,098)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.8%(3,012)
West Indian0.8%(2,920)
Welsh0.7%(2,569)
Russian0.7%(2,566)
Norwegian0.7%(2,473)
British0.7%(2,468)
Ghanaian0.6%(2,163)
French Canadian0.6%(2,114)
Ethiopian0.5%(1,857)
Greek0.4%(1,683)
Czech0.4%(1,355)
Danish0.3%(1,269)
Hungarian0.3%(1,164)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,083)
Iranian0.3%(1,064)
Jamaican0.3%(1,008)
Portuguese0.3%(980)
Swiss0.2%(843)
Slovak0.2%(792)
Lithuanian0.2%(789)
Austrian0.2%(783)
Canadian0.1%(550)
Somali0.1%(517)
Lebanese0.1%(480)
Croatian0.1%(480)
Haitian0.1%(480)
Egyptian0.1%(439)
Nigerian0.1%(407)
Brazilian0.1%(403)
Finnish0.1%(356)
Turkish0.1%(345)
Guyanese0.1%(344)
Romanian0.1%(339)
Palestinian0.1%(284)
Moroccan0.1%(249)
Serbian0%(185)
Armenian0%(184)
Jordanian0%(183)
Slovene0%(144)
Belgian0%(138)
Australian0%(123)
Syrian0%(120)
Bulgarian0%(80)
Latvian0%(79)
Barbadian0%(36)
Kenyan0%(28)
Israeli0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 31.5% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 88.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
14.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
38.8 min
+29%since 2000
from 30.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 71.0% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
16.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
5.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
3.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
42.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
21.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
14.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Prince William County, Virginia?

Prince William County, Virginia has about 402,002 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Prince William County, Virginia earns about $91,098 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 $377,700, and the typical rent is about $1,338 a month.

How educated are people in Prince William County, Virginia?

About 37.5% 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 5.3% 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 186,316 residents, a change of about 86 percent over that period.

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