Prince William County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Prince William County:	4.6%
Virginia:	10.0%

Type of workers:

Prince William County, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Prince William County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 140,067	(49.9%)
Females: 140,746	(50.1%)

Prince William County:	2.9 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county	$76,647
Virginia:	$54,240

Prince William County	$267,341
Virginia:	$212,300

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prince William County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dale City, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Bull Run, Linton Hall, Sudley, West Gate, Yorkshire, Triangle.

2005 air pollution in Prince William County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fairfax County , Fauquier County , Loudoun County , Stafford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Prince William County: Manassas West Industrial Park (A), Manassas Southern Industrial Park (B), Build America Industrial Park (C), Manassas Hills Country Club (D), Happyland Camp Number 5 (E), Prince William County Fairgrounds (F), Potomac Mills (G), Possum Point Power Station (H), Camp Upshur (I), Village Square Office Park (J), Old Dominion Speedway (K), Pleasant Camp Number 4 (L), Balls Ford Industrial Park (M), State Prison Camp Number 6 (N), State Prison Camp Number 26 (O), Oak Ridge Campground (P), Wellingford Industrial Park (Q), Turkey Run Ridge Campground (R), Lichtman Camp Number 1 (S), Thoroughfare (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Potomac Mills Mall Shopping Center (1), Woodbine Station Shopping Center (2), Bradford Square Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Prince William County include: Asbury Methodist Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B), Community Baptist Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Saint Marys Church (E), Greenwich Presbyterian Church (F), Bethel Freewill Baptist Church (G), Bethel United Methodist Church (H), Sudley United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Quantico National Cemetery (1), Pittsylvania Cemetery (2), Greenwich Cemetery (3), Groveton Confederate Cemetery (4), Brentsville Public Cemetery (5), New Hope Cemetery (6), Sudley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cotting, Lake (A), Engh Pond (B), Happyland Camp Five Lake (C), Manassas National Battlefield Park Noname Ponds (D), Buckland Lake (E), Lake Omiscal (F), Silver Lake (G), Carters Day Camp Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Powells Creek (A), Purcell Branch (B), Johns Branch (C), Goslin Run (D), Goose Run (E), Foley Branch (F), Russia Branch (G), Mary Bird Branch (H), Dorrells Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Prince William County include: Greenwich Park (1), Locust Shade Park (2), Waterfall Park (3), Goodwill Historic District (4), Brentsville Historic District (5), Brentsville Park (6), George Hellwig District Park (7), Mawavi Historic District (8), Leesylvania State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Sudley Post Office (A), Bristow Post Office (B), Catharpin Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.3%
Virginia:	2.8%

Current college students: 16,310
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 32,186 (42% naturalized citizens)

Prince William County:	11.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 52,826
• One, attached: 26,288
• Two: 730
• 3 or 4: 1,170
• 5 to 9: 3,563
• 10 to 19: 8,894
• 20 or more: 2,775
• Mobile homes: 1,726
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Prince William County with a mortgage: 57,201 (7,654 second mortgage, 6,052 home equity loan, 251 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,655

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 109,399 (73%) Carpooled: 28,268 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,288 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (0%) Subway or elevated: 592 (0%) Railroad: 1,602 (1%) Taxi: 192 (0%) Motorcycle: 229 (0%) Bicycle: 125 (0%) Walked: 2,154 (1%) Other means: 1,221 (1%) Worked at home: 4,435 (3%)

14.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.04%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,096 average AGI)

Prince William County:	0.34%
Virginia average:	0.41%

9.04% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($33,322 average AGI)
4.66% relocated from other states ($16,451 average AGI)

Prince William County:	4.66%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Fairfax County, VA	4.54% ($53,618 average AGI)
from Manassas city, VA	0.81% ($49,106)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.79% ($45,138)
from Arlington County, VA	0.59% ($43,111)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.44% ($69,221)
from Stafford County, VA	0.40% ($43,478)
from Manassas Park city, VA	0.26% ($48,343)

13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)

Prince William County:	0.24%
Virginia average:	0.22%

7.83% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($31,259 average AGI)
5.20% relocated to other states ($21,765 average AGI)

Prince William County:	5.20%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Fairfax County, VA	2.09% ($50,369 average AGI)
to Stafford County, VA	1.14% ($50,824)
to Manassas city, VA	0.64% ($38,227)
to Spotsylvania County, VA	0.50% ($53,678)
to Loudoun County, VA	0.46% ($68,252)
to Fauquier County, VA	0.44% ($69,672)
to Alexandria city, VA	0.28% ($48,466)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,670 (12,655 aged, 2,015 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 250,447 (57,567 male householders, 15,857 female householders)

  59,702 spouses, 95,868 children (88,189 natural, 2,533 adopted, 5,146 stepchildren), 4,269 grandchildren, 2,631 brothers or sisters, 1,989 parents, 6,177 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 27,969 (10,906 male householders (7,708 living alone)), 10,332 female householders (8,393 living alone)), 6,731 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,397 (678 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,486 2-persons, 18,155 3-persons, 17,728 4-persons, 8,477 5-persons, 3,337 6-persons, 2,241 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,101 1-person, 4,192 2-persons, 591 3-persons, 225 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

83.7% of residents of Prince William County speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,914,679,000 ($5689 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,118,016,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $694,292,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,563,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,667,000
Federal grants: $125,218,000
Federal procurement contracts: $381,686,000 ($317,396,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $637,253,000 ($537,503,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,205,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $870,658,000
Federal Government insurance: $113,321,000

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	18 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+107 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 65.26 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	7.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

48% of Prince William County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Virginia.

Prince William County:	47.5%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 97784
• Northeast: 41203
• Midwest: 21799
• South: 63551
• West: 16394

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $126,700

Here:	9.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	7.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	20.9%
Virginia:	20.6%