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King William County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of King William County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

King William County is a small rural locality of 18,232 residents that has grown 10.5% over five years, with a median household income of $86,056 and a poverty rate of just 7.9%. The available labor force skews toward high school-educated workers (93.6% HS or higher; 24.3% hold a bachelor's degree or above), with median worker earnings of $50,582 and an unemployment rate of 3.5%. Housing remains relatively affordable at a $276,500 median home value and $1,246 median monthly rent, though a mean commute of 37.4 minutes reflects the county's position as a bedroom community tied to larger regional employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,056

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.5% since 2018

King William County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,420 (77.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,795 (15.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races588 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race305 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone208 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone151 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish174
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)65
  3. 3.Korean35
  4. 4.Other Indo-European20
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,225

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,965

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,063
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,241
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)987
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)930
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)874

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,729
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,887
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,571
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,389
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.86×)1,235
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)682
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.40×)310
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)727
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$276,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,246/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,003 (30.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,030 (15.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999945 (14.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999931 (14.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999482 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999398 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,582

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,713 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,059 (10.9%)
  • Carpooled733 (7.6%)
  • Other103 (1.1%)
  • Taxi28 (0.3%)
  • Walked26 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.