Charles County vs. Prince William County

Charles County (MD)Prince William County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)161,503468,011
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.2%16.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,565401,997
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,551402,002
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%27.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.5%9.9%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.0%
White alone, percent42.8%62.6%
Black or African American alone, percent49.0%22.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.1%
Asian alone, percent3.4%9.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.9%4.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.0%24.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent38.6%42.0%
Veterans, 2014-201816,27841,479
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.0%23.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)61,248150,444
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.5%73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$302,800$369,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,168$2,250
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$633$655
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,661$1,675
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.2%16.4%
Building permits, 20187341,561
Households, 2014-201855,903140,473
Persons per household, 2014-20182.783.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.5%32.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.7%96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.5%93.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.9%40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.0%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.4%71.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%66.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)456,614993,570
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)84,000353,067
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)950,3502,222,743
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,245,0205,638,210
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,908$13,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201844.439.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$95,924$103,445
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,696$39,262
Persons in poverty, percent6.6%6.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172,6258,233
Total employment, 201732,830102,183
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,274,6944,638,569
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,43238,806
All firms, 201210,92034,235
Men-owned firms, 20125,52618,497
Women-owned firms, 20124,22012,615
Minority-owned firms, 20125,02416,778
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,46416,121
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,4874,033
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,86128,527
Black-owned firms, percent, 200729.3%13.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%9.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%14.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.3%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010320.21,195.0
Land area in square miles, 2010457.75336.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charles county (MD) and Prince William county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.