Prince William County — Financial Data

484,625 Population FY 2023

Taxes this government levies

Levies we can source to Prince William County as the levying government, quoted from the official sources linked on each row. Overlapping governments (state, county, regional authorities) levy their own taxes on the same residents — the calculator links below combine the full stack.

Local sales tax add-on — 1.0%
Source: Virginia Tax retail sales and use tax rate table
State regional sales tax add-on — 0.7%
Source: Virginia Tax retail sales and use tax rate table
Property tax — rate sources verified

See what the full stack costs a household: compare taxes

Other governments taxing residents here

The taxes above are only part of a resident's bill. These overlapping governments levy their own taxes on the same households — each name links to that government's page.

Virginia — State income tax graduated schedule, top rate 5.75% · State sales tax 4.3%

What households actually pay

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

The two sections above list the tax rules for Prince William County. Here we track the source-backed dollar amounts households here actually pay — typical property-tax bills, fees, and similar figures — filling this in as we load them for each place.

Component	Summary	Effective	Coverage	Sources
VA property tax policy (local administration)	Virginia personal property and real estate taxes are local taxes administered by cities, counties, and towns.	Current Virginia Tax property-tax guidance (as accessed April 19, 2026).	Needs review	Virginia property tax and real estate tax questions
VA vehicle-owner fees	Official DMV and local-tax sources are identified, but local vehicle personal property tax can be material and depends on assessed vehicle value, garage locality, local rate, relief, and vehicle facts; not included in residence-only estimates.	DMV 201 dated May 27, 2026; local personal-property tax rates vary by locality.	Deferred	VA DMV all-fees schedule; VA DMV vehicle taxes and fees; Virginia Tax property tax questions; Fairfax County vehicle tax rate
VA recordation and grantor taxes	Virginia state recordation and grantor tax statutes can apply to deeds, but liability depends on transaction facts and locality or regional add-ons may apply; not included in residence-only estimates.	Current Code of Virginia sections captured June 29, 2026.	Deferred	Virginia state recordation tax statute; Virginia grantor tax statute
ACS owner-occupied median property tax Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.	$4,910 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units.	ACS2023	Source observation available	Prince William County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023
Property-tax revenue per resident Government revenue context only; use this to benchmark a single government's revenue, not to estimate taxes owed.	$2,128 source-backed property-tax revenue per resident for this government; not a household tax bill.	FY2025	Source observation available	2025 Final Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures
Property-tax revenue per occupied household Government revenue context only; this excludes other applicable property-tax layers unless those governments' rows are separately loaded.	$6,669 source-backed property-tax revenue per occupied household for this government; not a typical homeowner tax bill.	FY2025	Source observation available	2025 Final Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

6.1% Poverty Rate 2023

44.5% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

4.5% Unemployment Rate 2023

74.4% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$128,873 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$50,883 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$500,600 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,002 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

36.0 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Documents (14)

Year	Title	Type
2025	2025 Final Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures	VA_APA_LOCAL_REVENUE_EXHIBIT_B
2023	Prince William County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2022	Prince William County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2021	Prince William County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2021	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2019	Prince William County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2019	US_CENSUS_ACS5

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: Virginia

Within this entity

Wholly contains: Buckhall
Wholly contains: Bull Run (Prince William County)
Wholly contains: Bull Run Mountain Estates
Wholly contains: Cherry Hill
Wholly contains: County Center
Wholly contains: Dale City
Wholly contains: Gainesville
Wholly contains: Independent Hill
Wholly contains: Innovation
Wholly contains: Lake Ridge
Wholly contains: Leesylvania
Wholly contains: Linton Hall
Wholly contains: Loch Lomond
Wholly contains: Montclair
Wholly contains: Nokesville
Wholly contains: Potomac Mills
Wholly contains: Sudley
Wholly contains: Town of Dumfries (Prince William County)
Wholly contains: Town of Haymarket (Prince William County)
Wholly contains: Town of Quantico (Prince William County)
Wholly contains: Triangle
Wholly contains: Woodbridge
Wholly contains: Yorkshire
Partly contains: Quantico Base
Partly contains: Town of Occoquan (Fairfax County)