Virginia, MN

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2024 Population
8,332
US Senator
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic(DFL) Party
US Senator
Tina Smith
Democratic(DFL) Party
2024 Median Age
43
3.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18%
22.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$51,720
7.03% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$120,600
2.64% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,379
0.177% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Virginia, MN 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.

99.1% of the residents in Virginia, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Virginia, MN was $120,600, and the homeownership rate was 59.3%.

Most people in Virginia, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Virginia, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Virginia, MN is home to a population of 8.33k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.45% of Virginia, MN residents were born outside of the country (121 people).

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.39k people) in Virginia, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 293 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 280 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Virginia, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Virginia, MN was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Virginia, MN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.39k ± 235
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    293 ± 174
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    280 ± 102
1.38%
Hispanic Population
115 people

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.39k people) in Virginia, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 293 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 280 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.38% of the people in Virginia, MN are hispanic (115 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Virginia, MN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    58,764 ± 5,921 people
  2. Somalia
    36,253 ± 4,660 people
  3. India
    31,836 ± 4,368 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 58,764 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,253 and India with 31,836.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.45%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
121 people
2.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
194 people

As of 2024, 1.45% of Virginia, MN residents (121 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 Virginia, MN was 2.32%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    197 ± 85
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    102 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    80 ± 61

Virginia, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.93 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Virginia, MN employs 3.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Virginia, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (592 people), Retail Trade (498 people), and Educational Services (325 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($94,406), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,906), and Public Administration ($75,221).

Employment

Occupations

3.38k
2024 Value
± 414
−0.177%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Virginia, MN declined at a rate of −0.177%, from 3.39k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Virginia, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (381 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (343 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (303 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Virginia, MN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

3.38k
2024 Value
± 414
−0.177%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Virginia, MN declined at a rate of −0.177%, from 3.39k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Virginia, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (592 people), Retail Trade (498 people), and Educational Services (325 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Virginia, MN, though some of these residents may live in Virginia, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,650
Median earning men ± $12,102
$37,331
Median earning women ± $10,862

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($94,156), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,111), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,406).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,935), Public Administration ($61,528), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,154).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.26%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% 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 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Virginia, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (50.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
Tina Smith
Senator from Minnesota2
Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

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 Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Virginia, MN was $120,600 in 2024, which is 0.362 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,500 to $120,600, a 2.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Virginia, MN is 59.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Virginia, MN have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Virginia, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$120,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,050
$2,423
Median Property Taxes
±$325

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 Virginia, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

59.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.3% of the housing units in Virginia, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$51,720
Median Household Income
± $4,527
4.09k
Number of Households
± 462

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.09k households in Virginia, MN grew to $51,720 from the previous year's value of $48,321.

The following chart displays the households in Virginia, MN 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Virginia, MN is from Minnesota.
0.454
2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2023, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.78% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Carpooled (10.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.79%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Virginia, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (5.79%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Virginia, MN have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.34% of the workforce in Virginia, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Virginia, MN (1.45k out of 8.04k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Virginia, MN is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Virginia, MN has health coverage, with 38.3% on employee plans, 27.8% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 14.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.06%
Uninsured
38.3%
Employer Coverage
27.8%
Medicaid
18.4%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.31%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Virginia, MN declined by 0.106% from 4.06% to 4.06%.

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