Virginia
Virginia has 8,705,170 residents in 133 counties and 852 ZIP codes. The median household income is $93,170, 15% above the national figure, and the typical owner-occupied home is valued at $383,700. 67% of households own their home.
8,705,170residentsACS 2020–2024
$93,170median household incomein 2024 dollars
$383,700median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Virginia · 852 ZIP codes
<$45K$125K+
Median household income by ZIP code, ACS 2020–2024
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files
All 133 counties.
Colour shows where each county sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| County | Residents | Household income | Home value | Owners | Bachelor's+ | Broadband | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 33,335 | $59K | $204K | 71% | 22% | 84% | 22 min |
| Albemarle County | 114,919 | $104K | $495K | 66% | 61% | 93% | 24 min |
| Alexandria city | 156,976 | $120K | $735K | 42% | 66% | 94% | 31 min |
| Alleghany County | 14,859 | $56K | $126K | 82% | 15% | 83% | 25 min |
| Amelia County | 13,462 | $77K | $282K | 83% | 19% | 84% | 44 min |
| Amherst County | 31,485 | $69K | $212K | 81% | 25% | 85% | 26 min |
| Appomattox County | 16,610 | $63K | $208K | 76% | 19% | 84% | 28 min |
| Arlington County | 236,254 | $142K | $895K | 41% | 77% | 95% | 29 min |
| Augusta County | 78,033 | $82K | $306K | 80% | 25% | 86% | 25 min |
| Bath County | 4,100 | $56K | $207K | 71% | 17% | 80% | 22 min |
| Bedford County | 80,894 | $79K | $297K | 85% | 34% | 89% | 28 min |
| Bland County | 6,199 | $61K | $152K | 87% | 18% | 71% | 30 min |
| Botetourt County | 34,004 | $81K | $289K | 86% | 29% | 88% | 26 min |
| Bristol city | 16,849 | $50K | $184K | 64% | 25% | 75% | 19 min |
| Brunswick County | 15,841 | $53K | $143K | 74% | 17% | 80% | 31 min |
| Buchanan County | 19,415 | $43K | $95K | 83% | 12% | 77% | 33 min |
| Buckingham County | 16,976 | $61K | $173K | 77% | 15% | 76% | 45 min |
| Buena Vista city | 6,593 | $58K | $156K | 57% | 23% | 87% | 19 min |
| Campbell County | 55,312 | $66K | $212K | 75% | 26% | 86% | 25 min |
| Caroline County | 32,098 | $87K | $308K | 82% | 22% | 86% | 39 min |
| Carroll County | 29,157 | $54K | $157K | 77% | 17% | 83% | 29 min |
| Charles City County | 6,627 | $75K | $241K | 86% | 17% | 75% | 37 min |
| Charlotte County | 11,422 | $58K | $144K | 75% | 20% | 75% | 34 min |
| Charlottesville city | 45,437 | $75K | $487K | 44% | 63% | 90% | 19 min |
| Chesapeake city | 252,583 | $95K | $378K | 74% | 37% | 93% | 28 min |
| Chesterfield County | 377,869 | $102K | $366K | 77% | 44% | 95% | 28 min |
| Clarke County | 15,216 | $117K | $550K | 82% | 40% | 89% | 35 min |
| Colonial Heights city | 18,352 | $77K | $247K | 68% | 28% | 89% | 26 min |
| Covington city | 5,680 | $42K | $84K | 70% | 10% | 82% | 19 min |
| Craig County | 4,856 | $69K | $189K | 84% | 19% | 87% | 38 min |
| Culpeper County | 54,397 | $100K | $409K | 75% | 27% | 92% | 38 min |
| Cumberland County | 9,818 | $55K | $239K | 76% | 21% | 80% | 40 min |
| Danville city | 42,214 | $44K | $119K | 48% | 20% | 79% | 22 min |
| Dickenson County | 13,733 | $47K | $103K | 76% | 10% | 84% | 32 min |
| Dinwiddie County | 28,191 | $84K | $258K | 80% | 19% | 88% | 34 min |
| Emporia city | 5,547 | $52K | $149K | 38% | 16% | 88% | 26 min |
| Essex County | 10,623 | $57K | $238K | 72% | 17% | 81% | 40 min |
| Fairfax County | 1,147,837 | $154K | $733K | 69% | 65% | 96% | 31 min |
| Fairfax city | 25,026 | $132K | $723K | 70% | 62% | 97% | 31 min |
| Falls Church city | 14,710 | $143K | $1.06M | 53% | 81% | 98% | 31 min |
| Fauquier County | 74,577 | $130K | $574K | 79% | 42% | 92% | 39 min |
| Floyd County | 15,593 | $62K | $225K | 84% | 24% | 85% | 33 min |
| Fluvanna County | 28,092 | $97K | $314K | 89% | 37% | 94% | 34 min |
| Franklin County | 55,130 | $69K | $240K | 79% | 25% | 83% | 32 min |
| Franklin city | 8,250 | $63K | $257K | 54% | 27% | 92% | 26 min |
| Frederick County | 95,008 | $98K | $386K | 79% | 32% | 91% | 34 min |
| Fredericksburg city | 28,873 | $86K | $484K | 40% | 46% | 93% | 34 min |
| Galax city | 6,726 | $39K | $141K | 56% | 19% | 88% | 23 min |
| Giles County | 16,557 | $66K | $151K | 79% | 18% | 83% | 30 min |
| Gloucester County | 39,526 | $84K | $331K | 80% | 25% | 89% | 37 min |
| Goochland County | 26,410 | $119K | $501K | 85% | 46% | 94% | 32 min |
| Grayson County | 15,287 | $48K | $150K | 80% | 16% | 81% | 30 min |
| Greene County | 21,155 | $90K | $343K | 83% | 32% | 92% | 33 min |
| Greensville County | 11,275 | $55K | $159K | 66% | 15% | 87% | 32 min |
| Halifax County | 33,639 | $52K | $156K | 75% | 20% | 71% | 27 min |
| Hampton city | 137,557 | $70K | $246K | 57% | 29% | 93% | 24 min |
| Hanover County | 112,879 | $113K | $400K | 82% | 43% | 92% | 28 min |
| Harrisonburg city | 51,392 | $62K | $299K | 40% | 38% | 86% | 19 min |
| Henrico County | 335,744 | $89K | $359K | 65% | 47% | 93% | 24 min |
| Henry County | 49,980 | $51K | $135K | 75% | 16% | 75% | 27 min |
| Highland County | 2,296 | $66K | $200K | 89% | 31% | 77% | 30 min |
| Hopewell city | 22,959 | $55K | $182K | 58% | 14% | 86% | 28 min |
| Isle of Wight County | 39,974 | $95K | $357K | 80% | 31% | 86% | 32 min |
| James City County | 81,013 | $110K | $447K | 77% | 51% | 95% | 28 min |
| King George County | 27,896 | $117K | $428K | 76% | 35% | 91% | 40 min |
| King William County | 18,593 | $86K | $316K | 89% | 23% | 78% | 40 min |
| King and Queen County | 6,695 | $70K | $232K | 76% | 19% | 75% | 39 min |
| Lancaster County | 10,936 | $70K | $327K | 82% | 41% | 79% | 29 min |
| Lee County | 21,900 | $42K | $99K | 73% | 14% | 76% | 28 min |
| Lexington city | 7,525 | $85K | $275K | 54% | 51% | 93% | 14 min |
| Loudoun County | 432,998 | $182K | $744K | 78% | 65% | 97% | 33 min |
| Louisa County | 39,980 | $87K | $315K | 82% | 30% | 87% | 38 min |
| Lunenburg County | 12,016 | $55K | $150K | 72% | 12% | 62% | 36 min |
| Lynchburg city | 79,497 | $58K | $230K | 49% | 39% | 92% | 19 min |
| Madison County | 14,044 | $84K | $370K | 78% | 27% | 85% | 31 min |
| Manassas Park city | 16,798 | $103K | $396K | 67% | 27% | 93% | 40 min |
| Manassas city | 42,976 | $114K | $450K | 72% | 33% | 95% | 35 min |
| Martinsville city | 13,658 | $47K | $98K | 55% | 22% | 86% | 23 min |
| Mathews County | 8,540 | $76K | $361K | 84% | 28% | 76% | 33 min |
| Mecklenburg County | 30,516 | $57K | $193K | 68% | 21% | 75% | 28 min |
| Middlesex County | 10,847 | $75K | $352K | 87% | 34% | 84% | 37 min |
| Montgomery County | 99,101 | $73K | $305K | 55% | 49% | 91% | 20 min |
| Nelson County | 14,732 | $73K | $322K | 80% | 36% | 85% | 33 min |
| New Kent County | 25,105 | $123K | $394K | 93% | 38% | 91% | 35 min |
| Newport News city | 184,216 | $70K | $261K | 48% | 31% | 92% | 25 min |
| Norfolk city | 233,596 | $66K | $290K | 46% | 34% | 89% | 25 min |
| Northampton County | 12,059 | $62K | $316K | 66% | 32% | 86% | 27 min |
| Northumberland County | 12,188 | $66K | $347K | 86% | 34% | 81% | 34 min |
| Norton city | 3,577 | $41K | $110K | 50% | 14% | 80% | 20 min |
| Nottoway County | 15,597 | $63K | $168K | 67% | 14% | 73% | 31 min |
| Orange County | 37,822 | $94K | $364K | 79% | 30% | 93% | 38 min |
| Page County | 23,727 | $57K | $233K | 72% | 15% | 81% | 37 min |
| Patrick County | 17,512 | $53K | $153K | 77% | 15% | 83% | 34 min |
| Petersburg city | 33,537 | $51K | $189K | 39% | 25% | 86% | 26 min |
| Pittsylvania County | 59,856 | $54K | $161K | 79% | 16% | 78% | 29 min |
| Poquoson city | 12,639 | $121K | $400K | 85% | 36% | 96% | 30 min |
| Portsmouth city | 97,190 | $60K | $247K | 58% | 24% | 88% | 25 min |
| Powhatan County | 31,555 | $111K | $416K | 93% | 35% | 91% | 35 min |
| Prince Edward County | 21,996 | $56K | $217K | 58% | 27% | 82% | 27 min |
| Prince George County | 43,146 | $85K | $293K | 74% | 25% | 93% | 26 min |
| Prince William County | 488,880 | $131K | $530K | 74% | 45% | 96% | 40 min |
| Pulaski County | 33,687 | $62K | $192K | 73% | 21% | 82% | 25 min |
| Radford city | 16,726 | $57K | $221K | 42% | 38% | 87% | 20 min |
| Rappahannock County | 7,427 | $83K | $506K | 73% | 33% | 91% | 40 min |
| Richmond County | 9,095 | $66K | $232K | 75% | 17% | 87% | 35 min |
| Richmond city | 229,359 | $65K | $353K | 44% | 46% | 86% | 23 min |
| Roanoke County | 97,023 | $84K | $286K | 76% | 37% | 90% | 23 min |
| Roanoke city | 98,355 | $55K | $191K | 52% | 30% | 86% | 21 min |
| Rockbridge County | 22,531 | $65K | $249K | 79% | 33% | 84% | 28 min |
| Rockingham County | 85,600 | $81K | $313K | 75% | 29% | 87% | 24 min |
| Russell County | 25,538 | $50K | $121K | 76% | 13% | 73% | 32 min |
| Salem city | 25,618 | $67K | $259K | 63% | 33% | 91% | 20 min |
| Scott County | 21,479 | $46K | $143K | 77% | 16% | 78% | 31 min |
| Shenandoah County | 44,925 | $67K | $295K | 73% | 22% | 87% | 30 min |
| Smyth County | 29,420 | $50K | $140K | 71% | 17% | 80% | 24 min |
| Southampton County | 17,964 | $71K | $216K | 76% | 20% | 86% | 36 min |
| Spotsylvania County | 146,603 | $113K | $405K | 80% | 35% | 96% | 40 min |
| Stafford County | 163,466 | $138K | $485K | 81% | 44% | 97% | 39 min |
| Staunton city | 25,948 | $66K | $259K | 61% | 38% | 86% | 22 min |
| Suffolk city | 98,796 | $93K | $347K | 71% | 33% | 90% | 33 min |
| Surry County | 6,549 | $78K | $239K | 80% | 27% | 80% | 46 min |
| Sussex County | 10,765 | $64K | $184K | 70% | 17% | 86% | 39 min |
| Tazewell County | 39,624 | $47K | $118K | 74% | 17% | 85% | 28 min |
| Virginia Beach city | 456,349 | $93K | $383K | 65% | 41% | 94% | 25 min |
| Warren County | 41,531 | $85K | $348K | 76% | 25% | 92% | 41 min |
| Washington County | 53,926 | $65K | $214K | 76% | 27% | 84% | 26 min |
| Waynesboro city | 22,841 | $60K | $246K | 60% | 26% | 91% | 23 min |
| Westmoreland County | 18,826 | $63K | $270K | 80% | 23% | 83% | 44 min |
| Williamsburg city | 15,798 | $76K | $428K | 53% | 46% | 92% | 22 min |
| Winchester city | 27,913 | $64K | $343K | 44% | 31% | 87% | 22 min |
| Wise County | 35,448 | $53K | $119K | 74% | 16% | 84% | 26 min |
| Wythe County | 28,188 | $58K | $171K | 77% | 19% | 83% | 26 min |
| York County | 71,005 | $110K | $433K | 72% | 50% | 95% | 25 min |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
People.
8,705,170 residents in 3,365,732 households, next to the United States figure.
22%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
29%
of households are people living alone
49%
of households are married couples
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Homes.
3,684,756 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $383,700 (±$1,024).
67%
of households own their home
61%
of homes are detached single-family houses
19%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
4%
are mobile homes
9%
of housing units are vacant
$1,579
median gross rent a month
When homes were built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Income and work.
Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$458.
$93,170
median household income
9.9%
of people live below the poverty line
4.3%
unemployment rate
42%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Getting around.
How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.
29 min
average commute to work
18%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
76%
of workers drive or carpool
2%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
18%
work from home
6%
of households have no car
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Internet.
Home internet subscriptions.
91%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home
American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Counties in Virginia.
Every county has its own page, with all of its ZIP codes.
Accomack CountyAlbemarle CountyAlexandria cityAlleghany CountyAmelia CountyAmherst CountyAppomattox CountyArlington CountyAugusta CountyBath CountyBedford CountyBland CountyBotetourt CountyBristol cityBrunswick CountyBuchanan CountyBuckingham CountyBuena Vista cityCampbell CountyCaroline CountyCarroll CountyCharles City CountyCharlotte CountyCharlottesville cityChesapeake cityChesterfield CountyClarke CountyColonial Heights cityCovington cityCraig CountyCulpeper CountyCumberland CountyDanville cityDickenson CountyDinwiddie CountyEmporia cityEssex CountyFairfax CountyFairfax cityFalls Church cityFauquier CountyFloyd CountyFluvanna CountyFranklin CountyFranklin cityFrederick CountyFredericksburg cityGalax cityGiles CountyGloucester CountyGoochland CountyGrayson CountyGreene CountyGreensville CountyHalifax CountyHampton cityHanover CountyHarrisonburg cityHenrico CountyHenry CountyHighland CountyHopewell cityIsle of Wight CountyJames City CountyKing George CountyKing William CountyKing and Queen CountyLancaster CountyLee CountyLexington cityLoudoun CountyLouisa CountyLunenburg CountyLynchburg cityMadison CountyManassas Park cityManassas cityMartinsville cityMathews CountyMecklenburg CountyMiddlesex CountyMontgomery CountyNelson CountyNew Kent CountyNewport News cityNorfolk cityNorthampton CountyNorthumberland CountyNorton cityNottoway CountyOrange CountyPage CountyPatrick CountyPetersburg cityPittsylvania CountyPoquoson cityPortsmouth cityPowhatan CountyPrince Edward CountyPrince George CountyPrince William CountyPulaski CountyRadford cityRappahannock CountyRichmond CountyRichmond cityRoanoke CountyRoanoke cityRockbridge CountyRockingham CountyRussell CountySalem cityScott CountyShenandoah CountySmyth CountySouthampton CountySpotsylvania CountyStafford CountyStaunton citySuffolk citySurry CountySussex CountyTazewell CountyVirginia Beach cityWarren CountyWashington CountyWaynesboro cityWestmoreland CountyWilliamsburg cityWinchester cityWise CountyWythe CountyYork County