Prince William County vs. Stafford County
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Prince William County (VA) Stafford County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 468,011 149,960
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 16.4% 16.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 401,997 128,984
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 402,002 128,961
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.2% 26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 9.9% 10.5%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 49.6%
White alone, percent 62.6% 71.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 22.2% 19.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 9.3% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.6% 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 24.2% 13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.0% 60.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 41,479 20,299
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 23.9% 9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 150,444 50,449
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.2% 76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $369,300 $334,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,250 $2,156
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $655 $547
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,675 $1,543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.4% 9.1%
Building permits, 2018 1,561 1,048
Households, 2014-2018 140,473 46,328
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.22 3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 32.9% 13.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 96.7% 96.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 93.1% 92.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.5% 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.1% 39.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.4% 5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.7% 7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 71.4% 66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.0% 62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 673,700 161,438
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 993,570 287,048
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 353,067 171,086
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,638,210 1,247,882
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,103 $9,288
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 39.6 40.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $103,445 $106,773
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,262 $40,850
Persons in poverty, percent 6.4% 5.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 8,233 2,331
Total employment, 2017 102,183 33,497
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 4,638,569 1,429,583
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.2% 5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 38,806 9,408
All firms, 2012 34,235 8,581
Men-owned firms, 2012 18,497 4,496
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,615 3,285
Minority-owned firms, 2012 16,778 2,242
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 16,121 6,066
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,033 1,355
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 28,527 6,816
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.9% 15.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.3% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.7% 6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 34.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,195.0 479.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 336.40 268.96
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Prince William county (VA) and Stafford county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.