Fort Lee, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,993

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

2.48%

25.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,563

1.8% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

$225,000

2.13% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

827

Population & Diversity

Fort Lee, VA is home to a population of 8.99k people, from which 94.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13% of Fort Lee, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.17k people).

In 2024, there were 1.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.77k people) in Fort Lee, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.66k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

94.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Fort Lee, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Lee, VA was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Lee, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.77k ± 451
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.66k ± 401
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.13k ± 226

26.9%

Hispanic Population

2.42k people

26.9% of the people in Fort Lee, VA are hispanic (2.42k people).

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

13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.17k people

13.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.09k people

As of 2024, 13% of Fort Lee, VA residents (1.17k 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 Lee, VA was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
438 ± 243
Vietnam
5 ± 28
Gulf War (1990s)
1 ± 19

Fort Lee, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 87.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Fort Lee, VA employs 827 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Lee, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people), Retail Trade (137 people), and Educational Services (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,438), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,438), and Public Administration ($65,938).

Employment

Occupations

827

2024 Value

± 243

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 39.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Lee, VA grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 812 employees to 827 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Lee, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (128 people), Sales & Related Occupations (111 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Lee, 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

827

2024 Value

± 243

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 39.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Lee, VA grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 812 employees to 827 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Lee, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people), Retail Trade (137 people), and Educational Services (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Lee, VA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Lee, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,537

Median earning men ± $23,335

$43,774

Median earning women ± $7,711

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($107,839), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,568), and Manufacturing ($63,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,302), Retail Trade ($15,859), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($11,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Lee, VA was $225,000 in 2019, which is 0.676 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $220,300 to $225,000, a 2.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Lee, VA is 2.17%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Lee, VA have an average commute time of 10.2 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Fort Lee, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,000

Median Property Value 2019

±$91,623

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$78

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 Lee, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$82,563

Median Household Income

± $15,885

1.29k

Number of Households

± 273

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.29k households in Fort Lee, VA grew to $82,563 from the previous year's value of $81,105.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Lee, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Lee, 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

Walked (53.7%)
Drove Alone (25.1%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)

In 2024, 53.7% of workers in Fort Lee, VA walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (25.1%) and those who worked at home (15.3%).

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.

Commute Time

10.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Lee, VA have a shorter commute time (10.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Lee, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Lee, 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 Lee, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Lee, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Lee, VA (113 out of 4.55k 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Lee, VA is Black, followed by White 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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