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Per Capita Income

Region: Northern Virginia
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator shows the per capita income.

Why is this important?

Per capita income, or income per person, is the total income of the region divided by the population. It is an aggregate measure of all sources of income and therefore is not a measure of income distribution or wealth. Areas with higher per capita incomes are considered to be more prosperous; however, median income is a more accepted measure of the economic well-being of a region because median income is not skewed by extremely high or low outliers.
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Region: Northern Virginia

The Northern Virginia region includes Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Loudoun, Prince William, Manassas City, and Manassas Park City.
$65,584
Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: June 2024
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Compared to VA Counties, Northern Virginia has a value of $65,584 which is in the best 50% of regions. Regions in the best 50% have a value higher than $35,506 while regions in the worst 25% have a value lower than $28,905.
VA Counties
Compared to U.S. Counties, Northern Virginia has a value of $65,584 which is in the best 50% of regions. Regions in the best 50% have a value higher than $32,340 while regions in the worst 25% have a value lower than $28,112.
U.S. Counties
Compared to the VA Value ($47,210), Northern Virginia has a value of $65,584 which is higher and better.
VA Value
($47,210)
Compared to the US Value ($41,261), Northern Virginia has a value of $65,584 which is higher and better.
US Value
($41,261)
Over time, the Northern Virginia value is increasing significantly.
Trend
Technical note: The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes. The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
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Data for this indicator can be found in tables DP03 (overall values) and B19301B-I (race/ethnicity breakout values) on data.census.gov.
 
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