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Virginia At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 42,774 square miles
- Population in 2000: 7,078,515; 73.0% urban; 27.0% rural
- Population in 1990: 6,187,358
- Population Change: Up
14.4% 1990-2000; Up
15.7% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 12th of 50; 2.5% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Virginia Beach (439,467);
Norfolk (241,727);
Chesapeake (210,834);
Richmond (194,729);
Arlington (187,873)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 24 R 16 D
- State House of Delegates: 60 R 38 D 2 I
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
4,965,637 (70.2%) white;
1,376,378 (19.4%) black;
259,277 (3.7%) Asian;
18,596 (0.3%) American Indian;
3,380 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
114,022 (1.6%) two-plus races;
11,685 (0.2%) other;
329,540 (4.7%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
9.5% German,
9.2% USA,
9.0% English,
7.9% Irish,
2.9% Italian
- State Natives: 51.9% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 4.8% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 87.3% English;
5.2% Spanish;
4.0% Other Eur.
- Education:
81.5% high school graduates;
29.5% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
786,359 (14.7%);
WWII: (14.1%);
Korea: (10.5%);
Vietnam: (35.4%);
First Gulf War: (16.8%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
1.3% agriculture;
7.3% construction;
6.6% finance;
3.8% information;
16.0% manufacturing;
29.9% professional;
8.3% public administration;
14.2% trade;
12.6% other
- Work Force: 22.1% blue collar; 63.7% white collar; 14.2% gray collar
- Work Sector: 74.7% private; 19.6% government; 5.5% self-employed; 0.2% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.2% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$46,677
- 9.6% are below the poverty line
- 13.2% less than $15,000
- 23.5% $15-35,000
- 16.5% $35-50,000
- 31.7% $50-100,000
- 9.4% $100-150,000
- 5.7% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $118,800
- 10.6% less than $50,000
- 30.2% $50-100,000
- 37.4% $100-200,000
- 12.9% $200-300,000
- 6.7% $300-500,000
- 2.3% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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