Median Household Income
$93,170
Median Home Value
$383,700
Median Gross Rent
$1,579/mo
Poverty Rate
9.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
67.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
42.2%
Median Age
39.0
Population Over Time
Virginia grew 6.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,185,131
2016
8,310,301
2018
8,413,774
2020
8,509,358
2022
8,624,511
2024
8,705,170
Business & Industry
Virginia has 210,842 business establishments employing 3,581,650 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
32,231
Health care and social assistance
23,812
Other services (except public administration)
23,627
Construction
21,118
Accommodation and food services
19,418
Real estate and rental and leasing
11,611
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
11,577
Finance and insurance
10,642
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Virginia
See all →Virginia Beach457,900 people$92,968Chesapeake249,377 people$95,373Norfolk236,973 people$66,109Arlington235,845 people$142,114Richmond227,171 people$64,587Newport News185,118 people$69,634Alexandria157,594 people$119,681Hampton137,217 people$69,621Roanoke99,213 people$55,378Portsmouth97,384 people$60,491Suffolk94,856 people$92,666Lynchburg79,166 people$57,947Dale City73,928 people$111,994Centreville72,680 people$139,510Reston62,339 people$148,710Harrisonburg51,784 people$62,254McLean49,587 people$250,001Leesburg48,465 people$145,205Tuckahoe48,049 people$102,264Charlottesville46,289 people$74,824Ashburn45,479 people$154,978Blacksburg45,147 people$50,182Lake Ridge44,720 people$127,154Burke44,228 people$185,818Linton Hall42,702 people$178,915Manassas42,620 people$113,590Woodbridge42,619 people$104,741Danville42,507 people$44,423Annandale42,330 people$116,263Mechanicsville38,328 people$98,595Oakton36,529 people$160,663Fair Oaks35,130 people$123,947South Riding33,358 people$196,403Petersburg33,261 people$50,698West Falls Church31,121 people$134,978Sterling31,058 people$123,303Springfield31,022 people$125,999Short Pump28,400 people$138,845Fredericksburg28,258 people$86,071Winchester28,103 people$63,974Tysons27,617 people$129,818Cave Spring26,013 people$87,539Staunton25,581 people$65,581Salem25,372 people$66,725Bailey's Crossroads24,785 people$88,483Herndon24,456 people$148,000Fairfax24,242 people$132,348West Springfield23,372 people$163,115Chantilly23,107 people$157,124Chester23,068 people$95,104
Counties in Virginia
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 cityFairfax CountyFalls Church cityFauquier CountyFloyd CountyFluvanna CountyFranklin cityFranklin CountyFrederick CountyFredericksburg cityGalax cityGiles CountyGloucester CountyGoochland CountyGrayson CountyGreene CountyGreensville CountyHalifax CountyHampton cityHanover CountyHarrisonburg cityHenrico CountyHenry CountyHighland CountyHopewell cityIsle of Wight CountyJames City CountyKing and Queen CountyKing George CountyKing William CountyLancaster CountyLee CountyLexington cityLoudoun CountyLouisa CountyLunenburg CountyLynchburg cityMadison CountyManassas cityManassas Park 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 cityRichmond CountyRoanoke cityRoanoke CountyRockbridge 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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.