Demographics of Difficult Run CDP, Virginia

Difficult Run CDP, Virginia had 9,938 ±828 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Difficult Run CDP, in four figures

9,938 ±828
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 96th
Among Virginia's places: Of 162 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 45.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; At the edge of the top or bottom interval
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±1.5: for men 45.7 ±2.8 and for women 44.8 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Difficult Run CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	270 to 850	2.8% to 8.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,100 ±340	21.1% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	568 ±199	5.7% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,671 ±267	16.8% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,233 ±353	32.5% ±2.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,806 ±224	18.2% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is At the edge of the top or bottom interval, and income per person $113,631 ±$10,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Difficult Run CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	11 to 111	0.4% to 3.5%	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7 to 89	0.2% to 2.8%	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	29 to 149	0.9% to 4.7%	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	39 to 153	1.3% to 4.9%	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	202 ±77	6.4% ±2.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	396 ±125	12.6% ±3.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,247 ±210	71.6% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Difficult Run CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	14 to 274	0.1% to 2.8%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 130	0.4% to 4.9%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14 to 134	0.3% to 2.8%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 33	0% to 1.3%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Difficult Run CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Difficult Run CDP	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,356 ±212	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±1.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 11.8%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	97.7% ±8.9	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	0.7% to 3.9%	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,111,400 ±$39,259	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,066 ±$1,188	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Difficult Run CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	509 ±231	5.1% ±2.3	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,882 ±519	69.2% ±7.8	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 205	0% to 2.1%	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,636 ±468	16.5% ±4.5	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	34 to 382	0.4% to 3.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	604 ±251	6.1% ±2.5	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Difficult Run CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	3,221 ±578	32.4% ±5.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,907 ±466	49.4% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 151	0.5% to 1.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,712 ±293	17.2% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,515 ±292	15.2% ±2.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	81 to 313	0.8% to 3.1%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Difficult Run CDP among the places of Virginia

96th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Difficult Run CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Triangle CDP	10,450 ±1,183
Loudoun Valley Estates CDP	10,271 ±743
Madison Heights CDP	10,266 ±571
Warrenton town	10,176 ±24
Rockwood CDP	10,010 ±1,088
Difficult Run CDP	9,938 ±828
George Mason CDP	9,937 ±570
Yorkshire CDP	9,782 ±920
Belmont CDP	9,729 ±720
Countryside CDP	9,661 ±838
Woodburn CDP	9,503 ±1,550

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026