Villa Heights, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

601

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

57.2

1.21% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.1%

17.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$25,797

1.01% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$121,900

Economy

The economy of Villa Heights, VA employs 226 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Villa Heights, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Retail Trade (49 people), and Educational Services (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,116) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,689).

Employment

Occupations

226

2024 Value

± 152

8.65%

1 Year growth

± 86.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Villa Heights, VA grew at a rate of 8.65%, from 208 employees to 226 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Villa Heights, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (75 people), Management Occupations (57 people), and Transportation Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Villa Heights, 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

226

2024 Value

± 152

8.65%

1 Year growth

± 86.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Villa Heights, VA grew at a rate of 8.65%, from 208 employees to 226 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Villa Heights, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Retail Trade (49 people), and Educational Services (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Villa Heights, VA, though some of these residents may live in Villa Heights, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,909

Median earning men ± $76,916

$23,963

Median earning women ± $16,493

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,384).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Villa Heights, VA was $121,900 in 2024, which is 0.366 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,000 to $121,900, a 1.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Villa Heights, VA is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Villa Heights, VA have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Villa Heights, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$121,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,758

$188

Median Property Taxes

±$90

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 Villa Heights, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

56.6%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.6% of the housing units in Villa Heights, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Villa Heights, 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.

$25,797

Median Household Income

± $6,652

332

Number of Households

± 169

In 2024, the median household income of the 332 households in Villa Heights, VA declined from $25,797 from the previous year's value of $26,060.

The following chart displays the households in Villa Heights, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Villa Heights, 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 (88.9%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 88.9% of workers in Villa Heights, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Villa Heights, VA have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Villa Heights, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Villa Heights, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Villa Heights, VA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Villa Heights, VA (121 out of 601 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Villa Heights, 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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