Difficult Run, Virginia

Difficult Run
Difficult Run
Location within the state of Virginia
Difficult Run
Difficult Run (the United States)
Country United States of America
State Virginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Land8.38 sq mi (21.70 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,600
 • Density1,265/sq mi (488.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Difficult Run is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.[1][2] The population was 10,600 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

The CDP has a land area of 8.38 square miles.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202010,600
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020

Difficult Run first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[5]

Difficult Run CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[6] 2020
White alone (NH) 7,635 72.03%
Black or African American alone (NH) 149 1.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6 0.06%
Asian alone (NH) 1,561 14.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 3 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 75 0.71%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 575 5.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 596 5.62%
Total 10,600 100.00%

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 10,600 people, 3,519 housing units and 3,277 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,264.9 inhabitants per square mile (488.4 inhabitants/km2). The average housing unit density was 419.9 per square mile (162.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.27% White, 1.45% African American, 0.14% Native American, 14.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 9.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.62% of the population.[7]

Of the households, 89.3% were married couple families, 3.8% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 6.3% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.27 people.[7]

The median age was 45.6, 27.6% of people were under the age of 18, and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 18.2% who had English ancestry, 15.0% spoke a language other than English at home, and 12.9% were born outside the United States, 83.1% of whom were naturalized citizens.[7]

The median income for a household in the CDP was $250,000. 8.1% of the population were military veterans, and 82.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 0.8% of the population was below the poverty line, none of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over, with 0.9% of the population without health insurance.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Difficult Run Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Rowlands, DW (January 20, 2021). "A first look at our region's new Census-Designated Places". "GGWash". Washington, DC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Difficult Run CDP, Virginia". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Difficult Run CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b c d "Difficult Run CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2024.