King and Queen County, Virginia

King and Queen County has a population of 6,695 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $231,600, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $70,469.

Home price
$231,600
Income
$70,469
Population
6,695
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$231,600county
Median gross rent$1,004county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198034.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,250county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,139county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,536county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$70,469county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.8%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$32,611county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time37.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths134.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment611county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,695county
Land area in square miles315county
People per square mile of land21.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract56.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents272county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in216county
Households that moved away147county
Average income of arriving households$54,065county
Average income of departing households$60,510county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year36county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.0 incounty
Annual snowfall11.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,075 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.5%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.9%county
Homes heated by wood7.0%county
Households with broadband74.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk16.5county
Coastal flood risk51.6county
Drought risk95.7county
Landslide risk39.6county
Hail risk16.2county
Earthquake risk34.4county
Tornado risk19.1county
Tropical cyclone risk68.4county
Extreme heat risk22.5county
Winter weather risk7.4county
Strong wind risk16.7county
Wildfire risk17.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for King and Queen County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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