Bailey's Crossroads, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

24,271

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.9

6.65% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.5%

3.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$88,483

5.04% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$416,600

Population & Diversity

Bailey's Crossroads, VA is home to a population of 24.3k people, from which 73.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 49.5% of Bailey's Crossroads, VA residents were born outside of the country (12k people).

In 2024, there were 1.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.39k people) in Bailey's Crossroads, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.26k Other (Hispanic) and 4.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

73.4%

2024 Citizenship

70.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73.4% of Bailey's Crossroads, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bailey's Crossroads, VA was 70.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bailey's Crossroads, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bailey's Crossroads, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.39k ± 886
Other (Hispanic)
5.26k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.12k ± 808

34.4%

Hispanic Population

8.36k people

34.4% of the people in Bailey's Crossroads, VA are hispanic (8.36k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bailey's Crossroads, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

49.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12k people

49.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.7k people

As of 2024, 49.5% of Bailey's Crossroads, VA residents (12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bailey's Crossroads, VA was 49.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bailey's Crossroads, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
298 ± 149
Vietnam
165 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
139 ± 100

Bailey's Crossroads, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bailey's Crossroads, VA.

Economy

The economy of Bailey's Crossroads, VA employs 11.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bailey's Crossroads, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,849 people), Construction (1,714 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,199 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($103,393), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,021), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,663).

Employment

Occupations

11.8k

2024 Value

± 970

−1.98%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bailey's Crossroads, VA declined at a rate of −1.98%, from 12k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bailey's Crossroads, VA, are Management Occupations (1,409 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,368 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,062 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bailey's Crossroads, 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

11.8k

2024 Value

± 970

−1.98%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bailey's Crossroads, VA declined at a rate of −1.98%, from 12k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bailey's Crossroads, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,849 people), Construction (1,714 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,199 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bailey's Crossroads, VA, though some of these residents may live in Bailey's Crossroads, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,598

Median earning men ± $6,272

$56,581

Median earning women ± $9,449

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($155,313), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,612), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,762).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($185,863), Construction ($124,875), and Public Administration ($96,076).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bailey's Crossroads, VA was $416,600 in 2024, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $398,200 to $416,600, a 4.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Bailey's Crossroads, VA is 48%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bailey's Crossroads, VA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bailey's Crossroads, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$416,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,251

$4,555

Median Property Taxes

±$585

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 Bailey's Crossroads, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bailey's Crossroads, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48% of the housing units in Bailey's Crossroads, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bailey's Crossroads, 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.

$88,483

Median Household Income

± $6,162

9.49k

Number of Households

± 867

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.49k households in Bailey's Crossroads, VA grew to $88,483 from the previous year's value of $84,241.

The following chart displays the households in Bailey's Crossroads, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bailey's Crossroads, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (49.2%)
Worked At Home (19.1%)
Carpooled (11.7%)

In 2024, 49.2% of workers in Bailey's Crossroads, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.1%) and those who carpooled to work (11.7%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bailey's Crossroads, VA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Bailey's Crossroads, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bailey's Crossroads, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bailey's Crossroads, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bailey's Crossroads, VA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bailey's Crossroads, VA (5.42k out of 24.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bailey's Crossroads, VA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Asian.

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.

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