Prince William County vs. Loudoun County

	Prince William County (VA)	Loudoun County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	468,011	406,850
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.4%	30.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	401,997	312,348
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	402,002	312,311
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.2%	28.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.9%	9.3%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	62.6%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	22.2%	8.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	9.3%	20.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.2%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.0%	55.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,479	21,469
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	23.9%	24.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	150,444	136,506
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.2%	77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$369,300	$492,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,250	$2,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$655	$763
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,675	$1,813
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.4%	16.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,561	3,715
Households, 2014-2018	140,473	125,309
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.22	3.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	32.9%	31.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	97.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.1%	93.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	60.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	3.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.4%	75.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	68.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	673,700	877,045
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	993,570	1,188,530
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	353,067	1,636,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,222,743	2,319,443
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,638,210	5,140,369
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,103	$15,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6	34.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$103,445	$136,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,262	$53,408
Persons in poverty, percent	6.4%	3.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,233	10,605
Total employment, 2017	102,183	160,171
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,638,569	9,700,822
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,806	35,343
All firms, 2012	34,235	33,392
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,497	17,450
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,615	12,179
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,778	12,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,121	19,974
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,033	2,922
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	28,527	28,790
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.9%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.3%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.7%	6.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,195.0	605.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	336.40	515.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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