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Prince George County, Virginia

Richmond, VA · Population 43,146
9 Sources Updated August 12, 2026
$84,897 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
3.2% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
22,259
Labor Force
25% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national

Demographics & Population

Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates

Household Income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$84,897 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$34,239 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$103,231 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$86,718 metro RPP 97.9
Poverty Rate
8.9% up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Prince George County$84,897
Virginia$93,170
National$80,734
Prince George County is $8,273 (8.9%) below the Virginia median, despite sitting above the national median.
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA, 97.9 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Prince George County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.

Population Profile

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
65+: 13.2% (5,697 residents) 55-64: 10.2% (4,411 residents) 35-54: 23.7% (10,227 residents) 18-34: 33.4% (14,392 residents) Under 18: 19.5% (8,419 residents) 33 Median Age
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 19.5%
18-34 · 33.4%
35-54 · 23.7%
55-64 · 10.2%
65+ · 13.2%
Race & Ethnicity
White53.9%
Black or African American31.4%
Two or More Races8.9%
Some Other Race2.9%
Asian1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.5%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)10.4%
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.

Educational Attainment

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
91%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +1.4 pts vs national
25%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 10.7 pts vs national
8.7%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 5.4 pts vs national

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
43,146
Population
22,259
Labor Force
Employed
15,778
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.2% up from 2024 +0.2 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 2 min below national avg
23.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
10.2%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
  • Income near the national median: Median household income tracks the national median, indicating a broad-based consumer market.
  • Below the state median: Median household income runs $8,273 (8.9%) under the Virginia median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
  • Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 10.7 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
  • Young population: Median age of 33 is materially below the U.S. norm, a workforce pipeline asset.

Economy & Industry

Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis

Top Private-Sector Industries by Employment

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics · Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages 2024 Annual · Private sector only, with government shown below · 2025 is available but itemises 8 of the broad sectors against 10 for 2024, so the fuller year is shown
Top private-sector industries by employment in Prince George County, Virginia, with employment, share of top sectors, and average wage. Government employment is excluded and reported separately below the table.
IndustryEmploymentShare of Top 10Avg Wage
1Transportation and Warehousing
1,876 24.0%
$56,574
2Accommodation and Food Services
1,280 16.4%
$26,730
3Retail Trade
1,122 14.4%
$37,726
4Construction
750 9.6%
$61,535
5Health Care and Social Assistance
727 9.3%
$52,575
6Administrative and Support and Waste Management
571 7.3%
$40,155
7Manufacturing
570 7.3%
$93,906
8Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
328 4.2%
$76,634
9Management of Companies and Enterprises
323 4.1%
$57,096
10Other Services (except Public Administration)
263 3.4%
$59,414
Government employment · context only
6,208

Public-sector jobs are not in the table above and are not part of any share or location quotient on this page. Both are measured on the private economy only, 8,722 private jobs in 2024: every location quotient divides by that total, and the Share of Top 10 column divides by the 10 sectors listed above. Private employment is the standard basis for measuring industry concentration because government employment mostly serves the resident population rather than an outside market. Nothing on this card is expected to add up with the government figure.

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Key Takeaways
  • Largest private-sector industry: Transportation and Warehousing employs 1,876 workers (24% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $56,574. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 6,208 and is counted separately.
  • Wage stratification: Manufacturing averages $93,906 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $26,730, a 3.5x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW.
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Industry Concentration

Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.

Location Quotient Analysis

Chart source: BLS QCEW · broad NAICS supersector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share. The same supersector axes appear on every profile, so the shape can be compared across counties.
Concentrated Industries
List source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share.
Same source and same private-sector basis as the Top Industries table above. These sit at a finer level than the chart's supersector axes, so the two sets of values are not directly comparable. The sub-sector view surfaces specialization the supersector view masks, such as Warehousing and Storage here.
Warehousing and Storage
11.82x
1,472
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers
4.71x
324
Truck Transportation
3.77x
375
Building Material and Garden Supply Retailers
2.22x
202
Accommodation
2.22x
280
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1.88x
323
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.85x
248

Cluster Depth

Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
7 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Transportation & Warehousing Cluster at 57.3% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
3,224
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
11.82x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Warehousing and Storage
11.82x 1,472
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers
4.71x 324
Truck Transportation
3.77x 375
Building Material and Garden Supply Retailers
2.22x 202
Accommodation
2.22x 280
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1.88x 323
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.85x 248

Attraction Opportunities

LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.28x
Educational Services
59 employed
0.42x
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
71 employed
0.45x
Real Estate
54 employed
0.46x
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
328 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base. Industrial electricity in Virginia costs 9.45¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025). Virginia has 7 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 22 miles from the county. Land area 265 sq mi, larger than 11% of US counties. Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
  • Top specialization: Warehousing and Storage concentrates at 11.82x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
  • Cluster depth: 7 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, but 57.3% of the employment across them depends on one source of demand: freight and distribution. Read the count as depth within that single demand base rather than as spread across separate ones.
  • Attraction whitespace: 4 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Prince George County's Top Sectors by Workforce Share
Each rectangle's area is proportional to that sector's share of total private-sector employment across all NAICS supersectors. Hover for exact employment.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW 2024 Annual · Private sector, NAICS supersectors

Housing & Affordability

Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026

Housing Overview

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$293,400 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,594 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
74.3% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.5% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1.1% available
for rent or sale
3.5x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average

HUD Fair Market Rents

HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,442/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,507/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,655/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,072/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,553/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,665/mo, from a renter median of $66,581) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 41.9% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 13.7% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
  • In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.5x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
  • High home ownership: 74.3% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
  • Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $66,581 can pay without cost burden (~$1,665/mo), and 41.9% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.

Workforce Pipeline

Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition

Labor Market Overview

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
29,030 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 2 min below national avg
23.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
10.2%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
57.7%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
Labor force participation rate: 62.5%, the labor force as a share of the population aged 16 and over (ACS B23025) 62% Participation
of population age 16 and over (35,614)
up from 2019 vs 2019

Education & Talent Pipeline

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003
Bachelor's+
25% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
91% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Prince George County
The IPEDS institutional directory lists no college, university, or technical school located in Prince George County. Any training pipeline serving this county runs through institutions outside it, which this page does not aggregate.

Aging Workforce

Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
15.2%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 10.2% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.

Workforce by Occupation

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
38.9%
Service
17.5%
Sales & Office
19.1%
Construction / Maint.
9.7%
Production / Transport
14.8%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 15,778 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
  • Healthy participation: 62.5% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
  • Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in Prince George County per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.

AI Insights

Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 9 federal data sources.

Sample AI Insight

Prince George County shows strong potential for warehousing and storage attraction, with a 11.82x concentration and 1,472 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.

Most of the employment across the concentrated sub-sectors traces back to a single source of demand. Freight and distribution accounts for 57.3% of it, with warehousing and storage the largest single sub-sector at 45.7%. Recruitment that widens the demand base changes that exposure; recruitment inside the same base deepens it.

Industry Shift Analysis

Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100

Prospect Match Scores

Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources

Updated from official federal government data.

Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2024 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026

American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key economic and demographic figures for Prince George County, Virginia, from federal data sources.

What is the population of Prince George County, Virginia?

43,146 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the median household income in Prince George County, Virginia?

$84,897 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA (97.9 against a national average of 100), that is $86,718 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.

What is the unemployment rate in Prince George County, Virginia?

3.2% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).