Lowes Island, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

11,018

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

0.495% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.64%

127% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$220,833

0.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$793,200

Population & Diversity

Lowes Island, VA is home to a population of 11k people, from which 94% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.6% of Lowes Island, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.93k people).

In 2024, there were 4.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.22k people) in Lowes Island, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 594 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94%

2024 Citizenship

94.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94% of Lowes Island, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lowes Island, VA was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lowes Island, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.22k ± 1.01k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.75k ± 415
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
594 ± 497

7.71%

Hispanic Population

850 people

7.71% of the people in Lowes Island, VA are hispanic (850 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lowes Island, 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

26.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.93k people

25.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.81k people

As of 2024, 26.6% of Lowes Island, VA residents (2.93k 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 Lowes Island, VA was 25.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
151 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
112 ± 68
Vietnam
62 ± 55

Lowes Island, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lowes Island, VA employs 6.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lowes Island, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,947 people), Finance & Insurance (567 people), and Public Administration (504 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($166,875), Information ($153,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($152,436).

Employment

Occupations

6.35k

2024 Value

± 687

−0.377%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowes Island, VA declined at a rate of −0.377%, from 6.37k employees to 6.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lowes Island, VA, are Management Occupations (1,320 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (871 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (785 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lowes Island, 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

6.35k

2024 Value

± 687

−0.377%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowes Island, VA declined at a rate of −0.377%, from 6.37k employees to 6.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lowes Island, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,947 people), Finance & Insurance (567 people), and Public Administration (504 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lowes Island, VA, though some of these residents may live in Lowes Island, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$149,511

Median earning men ± $11,585

$71,875

Median earning women ± $19,568

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($238,631), Public Administration ($182,955), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($179,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($133,289), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,288), and Information ($102,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lowes Island, VA was $793,200 in 2024, which is 2.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $777,700 to $793,200, a 1.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Lowes Island, VA is 89.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lowes Island, VA have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lowes Island, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$793,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$65,272

$3,439

Median Property Taxes

±$434

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

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

Rent vs Own

89.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.3% of the housing units in Lowes Island, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lowes Island, 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.

$220,833

Median Household Income

± $26,767

3.85k

Number of Households

± 501

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.85k households in Lowes Island, VA grew to $220,833 from the previous year's value of $220,238.

The following chart displays the households in Lowes Island, 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 Lowes Island, 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 (55%)
Worked At Home (36.3%)
Carpooled (4.76%)

In 2024, 55% of workers in Lowes Island, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (36.3%) and those who carpooled to work (4.76%).

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

31.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lowes Island, VA have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.71% of the workforce in Lowes Island, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lowes Island, VA (181 out of 11k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lowes Island, VA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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