Warren County, VA

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2023 Population

41,104

0.745% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.5

0.978% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.3%

5.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$84,331

6.33% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$315,800

7.63% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,985

2.02% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Warren County, VA had a population of 41.1k people with a median age of 40.5 and a median household income of $84,331. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Warren County, VA grew from 40,800 to 41,104, a 0.745% increase and its median household income grew from $79,313 to $84,331, a 6.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Warren County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.99%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.58%), Other (Hispanic) (3.31%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.89%).

None of the households in Warren 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.

96.8% of the residents in Warren County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Warren County, VA was $315,800, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

Most people in Warren County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 39.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Warren County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Warren County, VA borders Clarke County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, and Shenandoah County, VA.

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Population & Diversity

Warren County, VA is home to a population of 41.1k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 6% of Warren County, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.47k people).

In 2023, there were 16.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.9k people) in Warren County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.47k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

97.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.8% of Warren County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Warren County, VA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Warren County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.9k ± 351
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.05k ± 276
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.47k ± 384

6.71%

Hispanic Population

2.76k people

6.71% of the people in Warren County, VA are hispanic (2.76k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.47k people

5.91%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.41k people

As of 2023, 6% of Warren County, VA residents (2.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Warren County, VA was 5.91%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
867 ± 191
Gulf War (2001-)
789 ± 231
Gulf War (1990s)
536 ± 163

Warren County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Warren County, VA employs 20k people. The largest industries in Warren County, VA are Construction (2,747 people), Retail Trade (2,346 people), and Educational Services (2,154 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($108,625), Public Administration ($103,542), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,032).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

20k

2023 Value

± 1,101

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 7.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Warren County, VA grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 19.6k employees to 20k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Warren County, VA, are Management Occupations (2,345 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,165 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Warren 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

20k

2023 Value

± 1,101

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 7.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Warren County, VA grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 19.6k employees to 20k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Warren County, VA, are Construction (2,747 people), Retail Trade (2,346 people), and Educational Services (2,154 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Warren County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Warren County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,036

Median earning men ± $3,132

$37,150

Median earning women ± $2,639

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($186,136), Public Administration ($107,888), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,469).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($80,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,844), and Construction ($56,576).

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

97
Construction
65
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
56
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$101k
Transportation and Warehousing
$72.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$71.7k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Warren County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 66.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.73%).

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 (66.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.73%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Warren 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 Warren County, VA was $315,800 in 2023, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $293,400 to $315,800, a 7.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Warren County, VA is 76.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Warren County, VA have an average commute time of 39.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Warren County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Warren County, VA is $84,331. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Warren County, VA was Census Tract 202 with a value of $129,697, followed by Census Tract 207 and Census Tract 206.01, with respective values of $98,583 and $98,148.

In 2023, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Warren County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.05%.

Housing

Property

$315,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,597

$11,699

Median Property Taxes

±$791

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 Warren County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.2%

Homeownership

2023

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.2% of the housing units in Warren County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Warren 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 202
Census Tract 207
Census Tract 206.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Warren County, VA was Census Tract 202 with a value of $129,697, followed by Census Tract 207 and Census Tract 206.01, with respective values of $98,583 and $98,148.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Warren 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.

$84,331

Median Household Income

± $6,341

15.4k

Number of Households

± 995

In 2023, the median household income of the 15.4k households in Warren County, VA grew to $84,331 from the previous year's value of $79,313.

The following chart displays the households in Warren 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 Warren 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 2023

Drove Alone (73.4%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2023, 73.4% of workers in Warren County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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

39.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Warren County, VA have a longer commute time (39.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.83% of the workforce in Warren County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Warren 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 Warren County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Warren County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Warren County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.05%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Warren County, VA (4.54k out of 40.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Warren County, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 13.4% of the children was living in poverty in Warren County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

90.3% of the population of Warren County, VA has health coverage, with 49.1% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Warren County, VA see 1840 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.92% increase from the previous year (1674 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2728 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 952 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,840 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Warren County, VA

Primary care physicians in Warren County, VA see an average of 1,840 patients per year. This represents a 9.92% increase from the previous year (1,674 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.65%

Uninsured

49.1%

Employer Coverage

15.7%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.51%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Warren County, VA declined by 9.48% from 10.7% to 9.65%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 71.3 in Warren County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Warren County, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.5% in Warren County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Warren County, VA.