Fort Hunt, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

16,700

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

5.49% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.23%

19.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$216,038

2.65% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$927,400

Population & Diversity

Fort Hunt, VA is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.28% of Fort Hunt, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.38k people).

In 2024, there were 20 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.2k people) in Fort Hunt, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 709 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 573 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Fort Hunt, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Hunt, VA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Hunt, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.2k ± 927
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
709 ± 232
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
573 ± 162

6.2%

Hispanic Population

1.04k people

6.2% of the people in Fort Hunt, VA are hispanic (1.04k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Hunt, 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

8.28%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.38k people

8.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

As of 2024, 8.28% of Fort Hunt, VA residents (1.38k 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 Fort Hunt, VA was 8.14%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
908 ± 187
Vietnam
449 ± 135
Gulf War (1990s)
262 ± 104

Fort Hunt, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Hunt, VA.

Economy

The economy of Fort Hunt, VA employs 7.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Hunt, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,901 people), Public Administration (1,285 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (601 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($214,531), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($166,319), and Public Administration ($155,880).

Employment

Occupations

7.47k

2024 Value

± 573

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Hunt, VA declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 7.57k employees to 7.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Hunt, VA, are Management Occupations (1,506 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,040 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (635 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Hunt, 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

7.47k

2024 Value

± 573

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Hunt, VA declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 7.57k employees to 7.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Hunt, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,901 people), Public Administration (1,285 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (601 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Hunt, VA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Hunt, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$144,911

Median earning men ± $18,455

$96,250

Median earning women ± $14,910

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($213,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($184,293), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($170,179).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($161,023), Public Administration ($151,612), and Information ($144,143).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Hunt, VA was $927,400 in 2024, which is 2.79 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $890,400 to $927,400, a 4.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Hunt, VA is 94.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Hunt, VA have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Hunt, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$927,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,791

$5,603

Median Property Taxes

±$398

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

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

Rent vs Own

94.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 94.1% of the housing units in Fort Hunt, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fort Hunt, 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.

$216,038

Median Household Income

± $15,803

5.96k

Number of Households

± 448

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.96k households in Fort Hunt, VA grew to $216,038 from the previous year's value of $210,471.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Hunt, 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 Fort Hunt, 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 (58.9%)
Worked At Home (31.2%)
Carpooled (4.98%)

In 2024, 58.9% of workers in Fort Hunt, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.98%).

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

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Hunt, VA have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.16% of the workforce in Fort Hunt, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Hunt, VA (370 out of 16.6k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Hunt, 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.

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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