Fauquier County vs. Prince William County

	Fauquier County (VA)	Prince William County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	70,675	468,011
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.3%	16.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	65,236	401,997
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	65,203	402,002
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	27.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	9.9%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	87.2%	62.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.8%	22.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.7%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.9%	24.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.4%	42.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,018	41,479
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	23.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	27,140	150,444
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.2%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$384,100	$369,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,208	$2,250
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$597	$655
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,255	$1,675
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.3%	16.4%
Building permits, 2018	337	1,561
Households, 2014-2018	24,333	140,473
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	3.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.5%	32.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.2%	96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	93.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.9%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.2%	71.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	66.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	108,134	673,700
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	274,753	993,570
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	137,765	353,067
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	159,724	2,222,743
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	920,778	5,638,210
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,838	$13,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.0	39.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$97,469	$103,445
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,724	$39,262
Persons in poverty, percent	6.1%	6.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,899	8,233
Total employment, 2017	18,900	102,183
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	888,113	4,638,569
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.5%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,481	38,806
All firms, 2012	6,836	34,235
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,713	18,497
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,258	12,615
Minority-owned firms, 2012	692	16,778
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,908	16,121
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	794	4,033
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,625	28,527
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	13.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	14.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	100.7	1,195.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	647.45	336.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fauquier county (VA) and Prince William county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.