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Prince William County

Virginia · 482,204 residents · 335 sq mi
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Prince William County is home to 482,204 people in Virginia. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 201,391 people. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Virginia median. Median household income runs $107,707, well clear of the $66,278 US median. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 25%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.8
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
482,204
+72%since 2000
from 280,813 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.7
+12%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
335 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
188K270K352K434K516K19902000201020202024Prince William County
2024489K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.6%(31,804)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(35,742)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 148%(38,709)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.4%(35,701)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(31,590)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413%(62,625)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.7%(70,894)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5414%(67,659)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.8%(56,958)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 746.7%(32,291)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843%(14,344)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over0.8%(3,887)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$107,707
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,960 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,298
+65%since 2000
from $25,641 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
68.9%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
6.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.4%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade9%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade3%
US avg: 10%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$390,500
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $147,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,738
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $862 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
71.6%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 71.7% in 2000
28.4% rent
Persons per household
3.21 people
+11%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.6
−18%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic38.4%(185,048)
Black19.7%(94,939)
Hispanic / Latino25.2%(121,524)
Asian10.3%(49,836)
Other4.6%(22,125)
Segregation Score
35
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 American12.3%(57,436)
Salvadoran8.3%(38,754)
South American4.2%(19,467)
Mexican3.5%(16,142)
Puerto Rican2%(9,130)
Honduran1.7%(7,808)
Guatemalan1.7%(7,732)
Peruvian1.6%(7,400)
Bolivian1.2%(5,633)
Colombian0.5%(2,320)
Dominican0.4%(1,917)
Nicaraguan0.3%(1,473)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.3%(1,284)
Spaniard0.2%(1,076)
Panamanian0.2%(993)
Cuban0.2%(965)
Chilean0.2%(928)
Argentine0.2%(860)
Venezuelan0.1%(599)
Costa Rican0.1%(585)
Uruguayan0%(178)
Paraguayan0%(116)
Asian origin
Pakistani1.6%(7,339)
Asian Indian1.4%(6,683)
Filipino1.2%(5,533)
Korean1.1%(5,243)
Vietnamese0.9%(4,035)
Chinese0.6%(2,635)
Bangladeshi0.4%(1,958)
Nepalese0.3%(1,620)
Laotian0.2%(789)
Cambodian0.2%(715)
Thai0.1%(633)
Indonesian0.1%(592)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0.1%(495)
Taiwanese0%(164)
Mongolian0%(73)
Burmese0%(48)
Malaysian0%(44)
Bhutanese0%(25)
Hmong0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(441)
Samoan0%(180)
Tongan0%(9)
Ancestry
German8.6%(40,217)
Irish7.8%(36,521)
English6.3%(29,429)
American4.1%(19,163)
Italian3.9%(18,116)
Polish2.2%(10,090)
Ghanaian1.4%(6,731)
French1.4%(6,323)
Scottish1.2%(5,533)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(4,065)
Ethiopian0.8%(3,627)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.7%(3,488)
British0.6%(2,891)
Dutch0.6%(2,795)
Norwegian0.6%(2,795)
Welsh0.6%(2,743)
Swedish0.6%(2,583)
Russian0.5%(2,542)
Nigerian0.4%(1,819)
French Canadian0.3%(1,534)
Greek0.3%(1,469)
Jamaican0.3%(1,319)
Lebanese0.3%(1,283)
Egyptian0.3%(1,232)
Moroccan0.3%(1,220)
Portuguese0.3%(1,205)
Jordanian0.3%(1,197)
Hungarian0.2%(1,166)
Slovak0.2%(1,146)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,056)
Iraqi0.2%(987)
Iranian0.2%(981)
Czech0.2%(953)
Canadian0.2%(809)
Danish0.2%(772)
Romanian0.2%(737)
Austrian0.2%(725)
Croatian0.2%(717)
Turkish0.1%(694)
Lithuanian0.1%(643)
Swiss0.1%(589)
Brazilian0.1%(554)
Finnish0.1%(482)
Haitian0.1%(452)
Arab0.1%(421)
Kenyan0.1%(367)
Syrian0.1%(362)
Somali0.1%(326)
Belgian0.1%(325)
Bulgarian0.1%(277)
Armenian0%(212)
Macedonian0%(211)
Serbian0%(153)
Guyanese0%(124)
Latvian0%(88)
Barbadian0%(77)
Slovene0%(68)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.9%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 31.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 88.8% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
17.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
39.8 min
+32%since 2000
from 30.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
73.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 71.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
2.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
72.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 76.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
45.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
25.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
97.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.4%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
10.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
64.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
10.4%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
10.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
78.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
21.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.5%(17,055)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)46.9%(19,765)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era22.5%(9,470)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War3.3%(1,410)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II0.6%(243)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 42,131 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 482,204 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Prince William County, Virginia earns about $107,707 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 $390,500, and the typical rent is about $1,738 a month.

How educated are people in Prince William County, Virginia?

About 41.9% 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 6.1% 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 266,518 residents, a change of about 124 percent over that period.

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