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Prince William County, Virginia

Democratic +18.0 (2024)
County seat
Manassas
Judicial district
31st Judicial Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
502,966
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 488,880.

At a glance

Prince William County is a 502,966-person venue. The county population is 43% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 37.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $128,291, $36,175 above the VA state median of $92,116; 44.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 36.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (5.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $63,822/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 63% of the vote across the three.

Population
488,880
Median household income
$131,402
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Majority-minority

<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 20%.

Prince William County has a population of 488,880, with a median age of 36.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.2%; Black residents 20.0%. Independently, 26.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $128,291; 44.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 185,150 37.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 127,463 26.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 95,696 19.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 48,594 9.9%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 27,739 5.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 317 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 390 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 3,531 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 36.3

  • Under 18 129,142 26.4%
  • 18–24 43,493 8.9%
  • 25–44 135,712 27.8%
  • 45–64 125,255 25.6%
  • 65 and over 55,278 11.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$128,291
90% interval $123,847–$132,735
+$36,175 vs VA · 6th of 133
Below poverty line
6.6%
90% interval 5.6%–7.6%
−3.2 pp vs VA · 122nd of 133

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Virginia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
−0.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$31.7B
Avg. annual pay
$65,975
Establishments
10,695

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 40,030 27.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 29,390 20.1%
  • Professional & business services 19,199 13.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 18,298 12.5%
  • Construction 17,299 11.8%
  • Public administration 9,154 6.3%
  • Other services 4,879 3.3%
  • Financial activities 3,602 2.5%
  • Manufacturing 2,437 1.7%
  • Information 1,325 0.9%
  • Unclassified 351 0.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 208 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
74.3%
+7.0 pp vs VA · 74th of 133
Median gross rent
$2,067
+$488 vs VA · 8th of 133
Owner-occupied
116,435
Renter-occupied
40,363

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $116,234/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $30,064/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Democratic

Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Prince William County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.6% in 2024, 62.6% in 2020, 57.4% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 227,591 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201637.3%57.4%
202035.6%62.6%
202439.6%57.6%
  • Democratic 131,128 57.6%
  • Republican 90,203 39.6%
  • Other / third-party 6,260 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, linguistically diverse

Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 36.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

36.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Korean. Veterans account for 11.4% of the adult civilian population (40,393 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

63.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 91,127 20.0%
  • Arabic 6,621 1.5%
  • Korean 4,692 1.0%
  • Tagalog 3,999 0.9%
  • Vietnamese 3,525 0.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 2,593 0.6%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 1,898 0.4%
  • Chinese 1,704 0.4%
  • German or other West Germanic 1,457 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
156,798
Family households
118,975
75.9% of households
Married couples w/ children
44,234
37.2% of families
Single-mother families
9,193
7.7% of families
Veterans
40,393
11.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

41.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 73,227 15.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 62,170 12.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 35,820 7.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 16,322 3.4%
  • Black Protestant 8,328 1.7%
  • Orthodox 1,974 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
±0.6 pp
Uninsured
10.0%
±0.6 pp
15th of 133
With a disability
8.9%
±0.4 pp
126th of 133
Bachelor's or higher
44.9%
±0.9 pp
+2.7 pp vs VA · 18th of 133
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
10.1%
90% interval 9.4%–10.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
31st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
7 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Manassas, Manassas Park

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Prince William totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
30
8.34 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
28

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Prince William County, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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