Purcellville, VA

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2020 Population

10,063

1.68% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

35.5

0.852% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

2.71%

9.5% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$132,063

5.04% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$471,300

1.53% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

5,449

5.46% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Purcellville, VA had a population of 10.1k people with a median age of 35.5 and a median household income of $132,063. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Purcellville, VA grew from 9,897 to 10,063, a 1.68% increase and its median household income declined from $139,074 to $132,063, a −5.04% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Purcellville, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.42%), White (Hispanic) (9.34%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.51%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.82%).

None of the households in Purcellville, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Purcellville, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Purcellville, VA are Patrick Henry College (61 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2020, the median property value in Purcellville, VA was $471,300, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Purcellville, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Purcellville, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Purcellville, VA is home to a population of 10.1k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2020, 7.57% of Purcellville, VA residents were born outside of the country (762 people).

In 2020, there were 7.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.18k people) in Purcellville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 948 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 940 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2020 Citizenship

96%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97% of Purcellville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Purcellville, VA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Purcellville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Purcellville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.18k ± 495
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
948 ± 399
White (Hispanic)
940 ± 365

10.6%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

10.6% of the people in Purcellville, VA are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Purcellville, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
109,267 ± 8,063 people
India
94,596 ± 7,509 people
Mexico
56,409 ± 5,812 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 109,267 Virginia residents, followed by India with 94,596 and Mexico with 56,409.

Foreign-Born Population

7.57%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

762 people

8.59%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

850 people

As of 2020, 7.57% of Purcellville, VA residents (762 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Purcellville, VA was 8.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Purcellville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
236 ± 97
Gulf War (2001-)
229 ± 102
Korea
35 ± 47

Purcellville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Purcellville, VA employs 5.45k people. The largest industries in Purcellville, VA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,040 people), Educational Services (635 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (603 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($128,026), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,300), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,099).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $60,365. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.45k

2020 Value

± 545

5.46%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Purcellville, VA grew at a rate of 5.46%, from 5.17k employees to 5.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Purcellville, VA, are Management Occupations (769 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (497 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (456 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Purcellville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.45k

2020 Value

± 545

5.46%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Purcellville, VA grew at a rate of 5.46%, from 5.17k employees to 5.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Purcellville, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,040 people), Educational Services (635 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (603 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Purcellville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Purcellville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,655

Median earning men ± $13,953

$39,880

Median earning women ± $8,876

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($140,033), Information ($133,971), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,400).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($115,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,417), and Manufacturing ($67,143).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.7B, followed by Electronics ($29B) and Machinery ($23.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Virginia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Virginia.

$313B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

95.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $313B. This is expected to increase 95.3% to $612B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Virginia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $26B, followed by Maryland with $18.5B and Pennsylvania and $12.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Virginia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Purcellville, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Purcellville, VA awarded 61 degrees. The student population of Purcellville, VA in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 390 male students and 384 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Purcellville, VA are White (53 and 86.9%), followed by Asian (4 and 6.56%), Hispanic or Latino (2 and 3.28%), and Black or African American (1 and 1.64%).

The largest universities in Purcellville, VA by number of degrees awarded are Patrick Henry College (61 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Purcellville, VA are Strategic Intelligence (21 and 34.4%), General Political Science & Government (16 and 26.2%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (8 and 13.1%).

The median tuition cost in Purcellville, VA for private four year colleges is $28,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2021 in Purcellville, VA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 82.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 53.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 774 (50.4% men and 49.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 774 students enrolled in Purcellville, VA, 50.4% men and 49.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 434 records, of which 47.9% were women and 52.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Strategic Intelligence
21 degree-majors awarded
General Political Science & Government
16 degree-majors awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
8 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Purcellville, VA was Strategic Intelligence with 21 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Purcellville, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Patrick Henry College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

61 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Patrick Henry College with 61 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 33 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Purcellville, VA, which is 1.18 times more than the 28 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 53 degrees mean that there were 13.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 4 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Measure

In 2020, 0.823% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.842% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.66M), Some college (1.42M), and Bachelors Degree (1.41M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Purcellville, VA was $471,300 in 2020, which is 2.05 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $464,200 to $471,300, a 1.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Purcellville, VA is 84%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Purcellville, VA have an average commute time of 36.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Purcellville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Purcellville, VA is $132,063. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Purcellville, VA was Census Tract 6107.01 with a value of $159,357, followed by Census Tract 6102.01 and Census Tract 6107.02, with respective values of $151,750 and $130,595.

Housing

Property

$471,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$24,987

$2,548

Median Property Taxes

±$289

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Purcellville, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Purcellville, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2020

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 84% of the housing units in Purcellville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Purcellville, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6107.01
Census Tract 6102.01
Census Tract 6107.02

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Purcellville, VA was Census Tract 6107.01 with a value of $159,357, followed by Census Tract 6102.01 and Census Tract 6107.02, with respective values of $151,750 and $130,595.

The following map shows all of the places in Purcellville, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$132,063

Median Household Income

± $12,749

3.03k

Number of Households

± 371

In 2020, the median household income of the 3.03k households in Purcellville, VA declined from $132,063 from the previous year's value of $139,074.

The following chart displays the households in Purcellville, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Purcellville, VA is from Virginia.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.479

2019 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2020, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.181% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Worked At Home (17.2%)
Carpooled (7.08%)

In 2020, 67.6% of workers in Purcellville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Purcellville, VA have a longer commute time (36.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 6.75% of the workforce in Purcellville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Purcellville, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Purcellville, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Purcellville, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Purcellville, VA (265 out of 9.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Purcellville, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Purcellville, VA has health coverage, with 72.4% on employee plans, 2.98% on Medicaid, 8.81% on Medicare, 9.17% on non-group plans, and 2.18% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Virginia was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

Primary care physicians in Loudoun County, VA see 1325 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.61% increase from the previous year (1304 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1448 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 572 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Loudoun County, VA.

1,325 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Loudoun County, VA

Primary care physicians in Loudoun County, VA see an average of 1,325 patients per year. This represents a 1.61% increase from the previous year (1,304 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Loudoun County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.28% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.42%

Uninsured

72.4%

Employer Coverage

2.98%

Medicaid

8.81%

Medicare

9.17%

Non-Group

2.18%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Purcellville, VA grew by 7.42% from 4.11% to 4.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Purcellville, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.