Hayfield, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,392

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

0.966% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.81%

164% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$192,250

0.292% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$677,500

Population & Diversity

Hayfield, VA is home to a population of 4.39k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.3% of Hayfield, VA residents were born outside of the country (629 people).

In 2024, there were 9.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Hayfield, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 343 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 296 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Hayfield, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hayfield, VA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hayfield, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.17k ± 750
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
343 ± 233
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
296 ± 179

5.67%

Hispanic Population

249 people

5.67% of the people in Hayfield, VA are hispanic (249 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hayfield, 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

14.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

629 people

13.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

579 people

As of 2024, 14.3% of Hayfield, VA residents (629 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 Hayfield, VA was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
189 ± 76
Vietnam
121 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
91 ± 53

Hayfield, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hayfield, VA employs 2.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hayfield, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (749 people), Public Administration (277 people), and Educational Services (215 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,446), Information ($145,341), and Public Administration ($135,208).

Employment

Occupations

2.08k

2024 Value

± 315

5.96%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hayfield, VA grew at a rate of 5.96%, from 1.96k employees to 2.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hayfield, VA, are Management Occupations (381 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (336 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (260 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hayfield, 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

2.08k

2024 Value

± 315

5.96%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hayfield, VA grew at a rate of 5.96%, from 1.96k employees to 2.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hayfield, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (749 people), Public Administration (277 people), and Educational Services (215 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hayfield, VA, though some of these residents may live in Hayfield, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$124,769

Median earning men ± $27,120

$56,761

Median earning women ± $18,172

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($152,763), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($146,750), and Information ($145,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,500), and Public Administration ($66,042).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hayfield, VA was $677,500 in 2024, which is 2.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $653,700 to $677,500, a 3.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Hayfield, VA is 96.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hayfield, VA have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hayfield, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$677,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,209

$1,405

Median Property Taxes

±$217

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

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

Rent vs Own

96.2%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.2% of the housing units in Hayfield, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hayfield, 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.

$192,250

Median Household Income

± $26,822

1.46k

Number of Households

± 229

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.46k households in Hayfield, VA declined from $192,250 from the previous year's value of $192,813.

The following chart displays the households in Hayfield, 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 Hayfield, 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 (54.9%)
Worked At Home (36.5%)
Carpooled (2.99%)

In 2024, 54.9% of workers in Hayfield, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (36.5%) and those who carpooled to work (2.99%).

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

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hayfield, VA have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hayfield, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hayfield, VA (79 out of 4.36k 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 < 5, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hayfield, VA is Two Or More, 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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