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Virginia, District 8 Census Data

Population: 643,503

Virginia, District 8
National

Gender

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Male: 49.4%
  • Female: 50.6%
  • Male: 49.1%
  • Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Virginia, District 8 National
  • White: 64.5%
  • Black of African American: 13.7%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 9.5%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 16.4%
  • Two or More Races: 4.4%
  • White: 75.1%
  • Black of African American: 12.3%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
  • Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Median Age: 34.7
  • 18 years and over: 80.3%
  • 65 years and over: 8.9%
  • Median Age: 35.3
  • 18 years and over: 74.3%
  • 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Virginia, District 8 National
  • English Only: 66.7%
  • Language other than English: 33.3%
  • Spanish: 15.9%
  • English Only: 82.1%
  • Language other than English: 17.9%
  • Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Employed: 69.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Employed: 59.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Median Household Income: $63,430
  • Per capita Income: $35,613
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $50,538
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $41,174
  • Families below poverty level: 5.2%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 7.5%
  • Median Household Income: $41,994
  • Per capita Income: $21,587
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
  • Families below poverty level: 9.2%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Never Married: 35.4%
  • Now Married: 48.4%
  • Divorced: 9.3%
  • Never Married: 27.1%
  • Now Married: 54.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Management and Professional: 55.9%
  • Service: 12.2%
  • Sales and Office: 21.0%
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.1%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 6.0%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 4.7%
  • Management and Professional: 33.6%
  • Service: 14.9%
  • Sales and Office: 26.7%
  • Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Virginia, District 8 National
  • Private wage and salary: 72.5%
  • Government workers: 22.2%
  • Self-employed: 5.1%
  • Private wage and salary: 78.5%
  • Government workers: 14.6%
  • Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

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