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Virginia; Maryland; District of Columbia; United States

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Table

Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
United States
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
8,657,365
6,174,610
668,791
332,031,554
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
8,683,619
6,164,660
671,803
333,287,557
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
8,657,365
6,174,610
668,791
332,031,554
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
8,631,384
6,177,213
689,546
331,449,520
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
8,631,384
6,177,213
689,546
331,449,520
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.6%
-0.2%
-2.6%
0.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.3%
0.0%
-3.0%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 8,631,393 6,177,224 689,545 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,001,024 5,773,552 601,723 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
5.8%
6.1%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.8%
22.1%
18.8%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.3%
16.3%
12.8%
16.8%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
51.3%
52.4%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
68.8%
57.8%
45.9%
75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
20.0%
31.4%
45.8%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
7.2%
6.9%
4.5%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
3.4%
3.1%
3.0%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.2%
11.1%
11.5%
18.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
60.3%
49.0%
37.3%
59.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 671,519 352,738 22,870 17,431,290
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 12.5% 15.4% 13.5% 13.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 3,652,388 2,546,344 357,489 142,153,010
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 66.6% 67.3% 41.5% 64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $295,500 $338,500 $635,900 $244,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,891 $2,111 $2,751 $1,697
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $501 $658 $766 $538
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,326 $1,485 $1,681 $1,163
Building permits, 2021 39,388 18,496 4,740 1,736,982
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 3,248,528 2,294,270 310,104 124,010,992
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.57 2.62 2.08 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 85.6% 87.2% 80.5% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 16.5% 19.5% 17.3% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 93.4% 94.6% 94.4% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 87.6% 89.7% 87.2% 87.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 90.8% 90.8% 92.2% 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 40.3% 41.6% 61.4% 33.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 8.2% 7.7% 8.2% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.0%
7.1%
4.1%
9.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 64.1% 66.8% 70.8% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 60.5% 63.2% 69.3% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 22,074,703 16,930,706 6,739,810 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 58,792,475 48,675,732 11,400,214 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 20,071,064 11,314,342 2,155,311 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 120,162,088 84,966,185 5,533,913 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,185 $14,095 $7,939 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 28.2 32.5 30.4 26.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $80,615 $91,431 $93,547 $69,021
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $43,267 $45,915 $63,793 $37,638
Persons in poverty, percent
10.2%
10.3%
16.5%
11.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 204,131 139,734 24,083 8,000,178
Total employment, 2020 3,483,867 2,405,968 543,174 134,163,349
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 202,239,454 139,313,303 45,850,029 7,564,809,878
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 0.8% 1.1% 2.7% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 644,341 527,410 61,721 27,104,006
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 144,431 104,529 14,977 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 85,794 65,046 7,878 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 31,800 21,325 2,932 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 28,262 23,789 3,917 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 104,764 72,623 7,629 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,889 7,365 655 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 118,354 87,818 11,074 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 218.6 636.1 11,280.7 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 202.6 594.8 9,856.5 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 39,482.11 9,711.20 61.13 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 39,490.09 9,707.24 61.05 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 51 24 11 1
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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