Belle Haven, VA

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,570
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.7
1.98% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
1.92%
50.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$140,574
1.96% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$689,400
20.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,569
1.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Belle Haven, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in Belle Haven, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Belle Haven, VA was $689,400, and the homeownership rate was 75%.

Most people in Belle Haven, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Belle Haven, VA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesVirginiaFairfax County, VAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVAlexandria City PUMA, VASouthwest Prince George's County--Oxon Hill, Hillcrest Heights & Temple Hills PUMA, MDFairfax County (Southeast)--Woodlawn, Rose Hill & Mount Vernon PUMA, VA

Population & Diversity

Belle Haven, VA is home to a population of 6.57k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.1% of Belle Haven, VA residents were born outside of the country (928 people).

In 2024, there were 5.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Belle Haven, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 813 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 315 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%
2024 Citizenship
90.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Belle Haven, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Belle Haven, VA was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belle Haven, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.45k ± 798
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    813 ± 288
  3. White (Hispanic)
    315 ± 259
19.9%
Hispanic Population
1.31k people

In 2024, there were 5.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Belle Haven, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 813 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 315 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.9% of the people in Belle Haven, VA are hispanic (1.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Belle Haven, VA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
928 people
15.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.03k people

As of 2024, 14.1% of Belle Haven, VA residents (928 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 Belle Haven, VA was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    207 ± 87
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    84 ± 45
  3. Vietnam
    73 ± 60

Belle Haven, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Belle Haven, VA employs 3.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Belle Haven, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (683 people), Public Administration (657 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (355 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($204,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,571), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($178,403).

Employment

Occupations

3.57k
2024 Value
± 435
1.68%
1 Year growth
± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belle Haven, VA grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 3.51k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Belle Haven, VA, are Management Occupations (609 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (482 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (278 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Belle Haven, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.57k
2024 Value
± 435
1.68%
1 Year growth
± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belle Haven, VA grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 3.51k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Belle Haven, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (683 people), Public Administration (657 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (355 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Belle Haven, VA, though some of these residents may live in Belle Haven, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$108,068
Median earning men ± $27,042
$83,491
Median earning women ± $14,443

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($202,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,154), Public Administration ($107,857), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,094).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Belle Haven, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (0.905%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Belle Haven, VA was $689,400 in 2024, which is 2.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $572,200 to $689,400, a 20.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Belle Haven, VA is 75%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Belle Haven, VA have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belle Haven, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$689,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$162,401
$2,136
Median Property Taxes
±$281

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 Belle Haven, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

75%
Homeownership
2024
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75% of the housing units in Belle Haven, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$140,574
Median Household Income
± $29,189
2.85k
Number of Households
± 345

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.85k households in Belle Haven, VA grew to $140,574 from the previous year's value of $137,878.

The following chart displays the households in Belle Haven, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belle Haven, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (56.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.2%)
  3. Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 56.1% of workers in Belle Haven, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

33.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belle Haven, VA have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.19% of the workforce in Belle Haven, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Belle Haven, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Belle Haven, VA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belle Haven, VA (126 out of 6.57k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belle Haven, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

94.9% of the population of Belle Haven, VA has health coverage, with 63.9% on employee plans, 5.12% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 2% 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, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.09%
Uninsured
63.9%
Employer Coverage
5.12%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Belle Haven, VA grew by 17.9% from 4.32% to 5.09%.

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