Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

150,647

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

10.5%

5.83% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,573

2.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$285,800

9.63% 1-year growth

Health

93.9% of the population of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA has health coverage, with 49.6% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

1,341 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Virginia

Primary care physicians in Virginia see an average of 1,341 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Virginia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.12%

Uninsured

49.6%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.8%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA declined by 6.74% from 6.56% to 6.12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA employs 74.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA were Construction (4,196 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,132 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,841 people), and the highest paying industries were Advertising, public relations & related services ($393,704), Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. ($193,103), and Wired telecommunications carriers ($127,797).

Males in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,182. The income inequality in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.422, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

37,599

Women

50.4%

37,008

Men

49.6%

The workforce of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA in 2024 was 74,607 people, with 50.4% woman, and 49.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

74.6k

2024 Value

−1.92%

1 Year decline

± −1.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA declined at a rate of −1.92%, from 76.1k employees to 74.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,305 people), Other managers (2,019 people), and Cashiers (1,883 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

74.6k

2024 Value

−1.92%

1 Year decline

± −1.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA declined at a rate of −1.92%, from 76.1k employees to 74.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, are Construction (4,196 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,132 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,841 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, though some of these residents may live in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,848

Median earning men ± $1,992

$46,490

Median earning women ± $1,984

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,395), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,094).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($86,719), Public Administration ($61,767), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,178).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Education

The student population of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,025 male students and 5,791 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA are White (1,103 and 46.7%), Black or African American (733 and 31%), Hispanic or Latino (201 and 8.51%), and Asian (148 and 6.26%).

The largest universities in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA by number of degrees awarded are J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (2,050 and 85.5%), Fortis College-Richmond (200 and 8.34%), and Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing (137 and 5.71%).

The most popular majors in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (376 and 15.7%), General Social Sciences (292 and 12.2%), and Registered Nursing (241 and 10%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $13,800.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 9,816 students enrolled in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, 41% men and 59% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,134 records, of which 55.6% were women and 44.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Social Sciences
292 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
161 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
147 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA was General Social Sciences with 292 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
2,050 degrees awarded
Fortis College-Richmond
200 degrees awarded
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
137 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was J Sargeant Reynolds Community College with 2,050 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 850 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, which is 0.549 times less than the 1,549 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,103 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 733 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,493) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($3,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.28% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.907% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (37.2k), Some college (27.3k), and Bachelors Degree (23.3k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA was $285,800 in 2024, which is 0.859 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,700 to $285,800, a 9.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$285,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,880

$42,801

Median Property Taxes

±$1,752

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2024

70.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.3% of the housing units in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,573

Median Household Income

± $2,384

62.7k

Number of Households

± 2,272

In 2024, the median household income of the 62.7k households in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA grew to $74,573 from the previous year's value of $72,917.

The following chart displays the households in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.422

2024 Wage GINI in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA

0.424

2023 Wage GINI in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA

In 2024, the income inequality in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA was 0.422 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.465% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.4%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Carpooled (7.44%)

In 2024, 72.4% of workers in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.09% of the workforce in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA (15.7k out of 149k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring