Prince William County vs. Fauquier County

	Prince William County (VA)	Fauquier County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	468,011	70,675
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.4%	8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	401,997	65,236
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	402,002	65,203
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.2%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.9%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	62.6%	87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	22.2%	7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	9.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.2%	8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.0%	79.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,479	6,018
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	23.9%	6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	150,444	27,140
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.2%	78.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$369,300	$384,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,250	$2,208
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$655	$597
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,675	$1,255
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.4%	7.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,561	337
Households, 2014-2018	140,473	24,333
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.22	2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	32.9%	8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.1%	86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.4%	67.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	61.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	673,700	108,134
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	993,570	274,753
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	353,067	137,765
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,222,743	159,724
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,638,210	920,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,103	$13,838
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6	40.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$103,445	$97,469
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,262	$44,724
Persons in poverty, percent	6.4%	6.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,233	1,899
Total employment, 2017	102,183	18,900
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,638,569	888,113
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,806	6,481
All firms, 2012	34,235	6,836
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,497	3,713
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,615	2,258
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,778	692
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,121	5,908
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,033	794
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	28,527	5,625
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.9%	3.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.7%	3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,195.0	100.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	336.40	647.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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