Purcellville, Virginia demographics

Purcellville, VA demographics: median age 36.0; 60.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Purcellville town, Virginia · Incorporated town · GEOID 5165008. The survey estimates a population of 8,973 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Purcellville is 36.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 2,875 households (±159). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.0 ±1.8	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	2,399 ±331	26.7% ±3.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	1,919 ±339	21.4% ±3.8 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	3,779 ±396	42.1% ±4.4 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	876 ±200	9.8% ±2.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	4,408 ±281	49.1% ±3.1 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	4,565 ±278	50.9% ±3.1 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	6,701 ±509	74.7% ±5.7 pp	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	646 ±393 · low precision	7.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	12 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	218 ±99	2.4% ±1.1 pp	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	82 ±84 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,314 ±396	14.6% ±4.4 pp	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,921 ±392	88.3% ±4.4 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,052 ±384	11.7% ±4.3 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,028 ±162	70.5% ±4.1 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	111 ±76 · low precision	3.9% ±2.6 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	320 ±131	11.1% ±4.5 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	331 ±130	11.5% ±4.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	85 ±47 · low precision	3.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,214 ±127	42.2% ±3.7 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,661 ±217	57.8% ±6.8 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	331 ±130	11.5% ±4.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,025 ±196	35.7% ±6.5 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	489 ±116	17.0% ±3.9 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	723 ±158	25.1% ±5.3 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	225 ±83	7.8% ±2.9 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	26 ±30 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	56 ±76 · low precision	1.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,973
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	8,029 ±430	89.5% ±4.8 pp	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	944 ±420	10.5% ±4.7 pp	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	7,191 ±406	87.2% ±4.4 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	720 ±357	8.7% ±4.3 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	64 ±67 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	77 ±111 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	88 ±81 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	17 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	18 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	38 ±39 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	214 ±173 · low precision	3.7% ±3.0 pp · low precision	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	591 ±157	10.3% ±2.7 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	921 ±269	16.1% ±4.6 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	510 ±281 · low precision	8.9% ±4.9 pp · low precision	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,153 ±279	37.6% ±4.5 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,331 ±245	23.3% ±4.1 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	7,665 ±503	86.4% ±5.6 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	267 ±133	3.0% ±1.5 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	257 ±169 · low precision	2.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	314 ±238 · low precision	3.5% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	372 ±368 · low precision	4.2% ±4.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.2% of Purcellville residents (±3.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 96.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Purcellville	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.2% ±3.3 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.3% ±4.5 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±2.4 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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