Henrico County vs. Powhatan County

	Henrico County (VA)	Powhatan County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	329,261	29,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.3%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	306,810	28,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	306,935	28,046
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	18.2%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	48.2%
White alone, percent	57.4%	87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.7%	9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	9.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	52.7%	86.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,593	2,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.8%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	138,177	11,103
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.7%	89.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$233,400	$271,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,559	$1,570
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$476	$479
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,128	$1,046
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.6%	1.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,478	191
Households, 2014-2018	127,111	10,178
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.5%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.9%	28.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.9%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	832,839	17,099
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,293,945	51,005
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,519,851	264,151
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,527	$9,393
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	31.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,572	$83,914
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,999	$35,641
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,444	694
Total employment, 2017	175,591	5,237
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,159,786	198,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,103	2,145
All firms, 2012	27,519	2,333
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,973	1,372
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,261	703
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,667	228
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,408	2,055
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,061	115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,774	2,062
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,313.4	107.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	233.70	260.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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