King George County, Virginia

King George County has a population of 27,896 and has grown 11.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $428,300, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $116,884.

Home price
$428,300
Income
$116,884
Population
27,896
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$428,300county
Median gross rent$1,428county
Median year homes here were built2000county
Share of homes built before 198025.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,852county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,469county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,211county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,043county
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$116,884county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate7.5%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 home15.1%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government39.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$104,066county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%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 time37.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12750892county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths25.1county
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 higher34.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment4591county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible37.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population27,896county
Land area in square miles180county
People per square mile of land155.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.3%county
Share of households that are one person23.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents101county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents23county
Households that moved in1,094county
Households that moved away982county
Average income of arriving households$66,762county
Average income of departing households$77,318county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year93county
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 temperature58.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.7 incounty
Annual snowfall11.3 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use1,066 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband91.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.3county
Coastal flood risk43.6county
Drought risk62.2county
Landslide risk72.1county
Hail risk17.7county
Earthquake risk39.7county
Tornado risk12.3county
Tropical cyclone risk79.8county
Extreme heat risk37.0county
Winter weather risk23.9county
Strong wind risk25.0county
Wildfire risk12.4county

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 George 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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