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Profile of State House District 56, VA

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Approximate PVI: R+10

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2022 population: 88,839

2022 Census data
White:	63,133	71.06%
Black:	18,568	20.90%
Indian:	80	0.09%
Asian:	443	0.50%
2+ races:	3,468	3.90%
Hispanic:	2,630	2.96%

Total non-White:	25,706	28.94%

Age, Family & Household Data for State House District 56, VA

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2022
Number	Percent
43.8
17,465	19.7%
71,374	80.3%
17,938	20.2%

33,550
2.52

23,824	71.0%
18,668	78.4%
1,652	6.9%
9,726	29.0%

2022 Housing Data for State House District 56, VA

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	38,142
Median Value	$239,600

Occupied	33,550	88.0%
Vacant	4,592	12.0%

Owned	27,479	81.9%
Rented	6,071	18.1%
Median Rent	$919

Single-Family Units	31,730	83.2%
Detached	31,335	82.2%
Attached	395	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	681	1.8%
Mobile Homes	5,437	14.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for State House District 56, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,286	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,194	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,257	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,246	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	925	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,233	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,676	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,148	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,141	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,505	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,502	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,947	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,862	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,041	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,763	8.2%
$200,000 or more	2,824	8.4%

Median Household Income	72,949
Per Capita Income	39,584

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,245	3.7%
Public Assistance	691	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,653	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	37,360	69.2%
Unemployed	1,290	2.4%
In Armed Forces	96	0.2%

Total Labor Force	38,746	71.8%
Not in Labor Force	15,242	28.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,399	11,200	56.2%
Non-Profit	1,265	2,309	35.4%
Self-Employed	3,229	1,669	65.9%

Local Government	1,433	2,320	38.2%
State Government	1,383	2,002	40.9%
Federal Government	419	273	60.5%

Total Private + Self	17,628	12,869	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,500	6,904	39.5%
Total	22,128	19,773	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,582	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,064	21.6%
Professional, Technical	8,368	19.9%
Service Occupations	7,537	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	358	0.9%
All others	10,449	24.9%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,336	15.1%
Retail trade	5,137	12.2%
Construction	4,367	10.4%
Educational services	4,308	10.3%
Public administration	3,323	7.9%
Manufacturing	2,826	6.7%
Other services	2,319	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,112	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,976	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,915	4.6%
Finance and insurance	1,742	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,627	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	942	2.2%
Wholesale trade	702	1.7%
Utilities	680	1.6%
Information	570	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	514	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	418	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	145	0.3%
Management	41	0.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for State House District 56, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,334	1.50%
Puerto Rican	377	0.42%
Cuban	55	0.06%
Dominican	49	0.06%

Total Central American	431	0.49%
Costa Rican	25	0.03%
Guatemalan	99	0.11%
Honduran	165	0.19%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	9	0.01%
Salvadoran	123	0.14%
Other Central American	10	0.01%

Total South American	166	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	51	0.06%
Chilean	7	0.01%
Colombian	63	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	29	0.03%
Peruvian	16	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	218	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	172	0.19%
Filipino	107	0.12%
Chinese	106	0.12%
Japanese	62	0.07%
Indian	62	0.07%
Thai	29	0.03%
Laotian	26	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	81,247	96.4%
Spanish	1,327	1.6%
Other Indo-European	564	0.7%
German, other Germanic	476	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	225	0.3%
Korean	103	0.1%
Other	89	0.1%
Other Asian	83	0.1%
Chinese	82	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	11,136	12.5%
German	8,918	10.0%
American	8,671	9.8%
Irish	7,775	8.8%
Italian	3,554	4.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,782	2.0%
Scottish	1,378	1.6%
European	1,284	1.4%
French	1,164	1.3%
African	1,094	1.2%
Polish	959	1.1%
Welsh	712	0.8%
Swedish	694	0.8%
Dutch	660	0.7%
British	644	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	88,151	99.2%
Not a citizen	688	0.8%

Native	86,856	97.8%
Foreign-born	1,983	2.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for State House District 56, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
2,435	3.7%	4,228	6.5%	22,109	33.9%	19,932	30.5%	10,711	16.4%	5,881	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,435	3.7%
9-12 Years	4,228	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,109	33.9%
Some College	19,932	30.5%
Bach. Degree	10,711	16.4%
Grad Degree	5,881	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Election Results for State House District 56, VA

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2023-11-07	56	Tom Garrett (R)	20,968	89.5%				2,451	10.5%	23,419

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election