Prince George County, Virginia

Prince George County has a population of 43,146 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $293,400, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $84,897.

Home price
$293,400
Income
$84,897
Population
43,146
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$293,400county
Median gross rent$1,594county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198028.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,658county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
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$84,897county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate8.9%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 home10.2%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.74%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 time23.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station7.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths34.8county
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 higher25.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment6220county
Students per full-time teacher17.3county
Free lunch eligible49.3%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population43,146county
Land area in square miles265county
People per square mile of land163.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract39.6%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age33.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.2%county
Share of households that are one person16.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.8%county
Second languages10.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents81county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in1,766county
Households that moved away1,806county
Average income of arriving households$54,304county
Average income of departing households$53,912county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year132county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings7.6%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.8 incounty
Annual snowfall17.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days211 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,108 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.2%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.9%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.9county
Coastal flood risk40.0county
Drought risk84.6county
Landslide risk25.0county
Hail risk13.2county
Earthquake risk51.8county
Tornado risk28.0county
Tropical cyclone risk70.0county
Extreme heat risk44.1county
Winter weather risk48.1county
Strong wind risk18.3county
Wildfire risk24.2county

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 Prince 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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