Prince George County, VA

County

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2022 Population

42,634

1.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.2

7.82% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

8.28%

10.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$80,318

1.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$252,300

9.22% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Prince George County, VA had a population of 42.6k people with a median age of 34.2 and a median household income of $80,318. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Prince George County, VA grew from 42,170 to 42,634, a 1.1% increase and its median household income grew from $78,895 to $80,318, a 1.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prince George County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (52.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.77%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.63%), and White (Hispanic) (3.21%).

None of the households in Prince George County, 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.

98.2% of the residents in Prince George County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Prince George County, VA was $252,300, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Prince George County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Prince George County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Prince George County, VA borders Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Hopewell city, VA, and Petersburg city, VA.

United States Virginia Richmond, VA

Population & Diversity

Prince George County, VA is home to a population of 42.6k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Prince George County, VA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2022, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.4k people) in Prince George County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.03k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.2% of Prince George County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Prince George County, VA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prince George County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.4k ± 114
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.9k ± 395
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 458

9.66%

Hispanic Population

4.12k people

9.66% of the people in Prince George County, VA are hispanic (4.12k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Prince George County, VA as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,892 ± 436
Vietnam
921 ± 168
Gulf War (1990s)
828 ± 203

Prince George County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Prince George County, VA employs 16.4k people. The largest industries in Prince George County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,350 people), Retail Trade (1,981 people), and Public Administration (1,579 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($79,717), Manufacturing ($66,477), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,054).

Employment

Occupations

16.4k

2022 Value

± 1,114

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 9.44%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prince George County, VA grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 16.2k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prince George County, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,249 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,282 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (1,233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prince George County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.4k

2022 Value

± 1,114

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 9.44%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prince George County, VA grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 16.2k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prince George County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,350 people), Retail Trade (1,981 people), and Public Administration (1,579 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prince George County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Prince George County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,727

Median earning men ± $4,202

$35,258

Median earning women ± $4,007

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($76,447), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,727), and Information ($66,103).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($87,625), Construction ($59,889), and Public Administration ($57,399).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

122
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
119
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
98
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Prince George County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 57.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Prince George County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prince George County, VA was $252,300 in 2022, which is 0.895 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $231,000 to $252,300, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Prince George County, VA is 70.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Prince George County, VA have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prince George County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Prince George County, VA is $80,318. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Prince George County, VA was Census Tract 8503.02 with a value of $92,500, followed by Census Tract 8505.01 and Census Tract 8505.02, with respective values of $91,208 and $81,714.

Property

$252,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,492

$9,082

Median Property Taxes

±$731

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 Prince George County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2022

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.9% of the housing units in Prince George County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prince George County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8503.02
Census Tract 8505.01
Census Tract 8505.02

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Prince George County, VA was Census Tract 8503.02 with a value of $92,500, followed by Census Tract 8505.01 and Census Tract 8505.02, with respective values of $91,208 and $81,714.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Prince George County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$80,318

Median Household Income

± $5,072

12.8k

Number of Households

± 906

In 2022, the median household income of the 12.8k households in Prince George County, VA grew to $80,318 from the previous year's value of $78,895.

The following chart displays the households in Prince George County, 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 Prince George County, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
Carpooled (7.05%)

In 2022, 74.9% of workers in Prince George County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.05%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prince George County, VA have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Prince George County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prince George County, VA (3.04k out of 36.7k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prince George County, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96% of the population of Prince George County, VA has health coverage, with 40.6% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 14.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Prince George County, VA see 5527 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.3% increase from the previous year (4794 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2859 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1021 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,527 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prince George County, VA

Primary care physicians in Prince George County, VA see an average of 5,527 patients per year. This represents a 15.3% increase from the previous year (4,794 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Prince George County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.02%

Uninsured

40.6%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

18%

Non-Group

14.6%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prince George County, VA declined by 21.9% from 5.15% to 4.02%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Prince George County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.