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County Center, Virginia.

A community in Prince William County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Prince William County’s.

Living in County Center, Prince William County, Virginia

County Center, in Prince William County, had 3,787 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $152,356 a year and half less, against $131,402 across Prince William County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 85% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 15% are rented. Unemployment in Prince William County was 3.4% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in government, then professional services.

People 3,787 in the 2020 census
Household income $152,356 the median, give or take $36,672 · Prince William County: $131,402
Unemployment 3.4% Prince William County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 85% lived in by their owners; 15% rented
  • 1,238households
  • 55%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 44 mintypical commute
  • 28%work from home

What residents work in

  • Government28%
  • Professional and business services26%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Shops (retail)8%
  • Building trades6%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Prince William County had 146,171 jobs in 2025, 2.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 24°; warmest in July, 88° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 24° F M A M J J 88° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 24°; warmest in July, 88° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 24° F M A M J J 88° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 24°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 69°.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Manassas weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in County Center

  1. Prince William CountyPolice protection2,231
  2. Prince William CountyCorrectional institutions923
  3. Prince William County Service AuthorityCollection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system377
  4. Prince William CountyAdministration of urban planning and community and rural development194
  5. Prince William CountyLocal government85

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,810 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  4. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in County Center’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Prince William County.