Housing data for Innovation, VA

Innovation, VA has an estimated 1,034 residents and 386 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Prince William County.

100.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,757 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,034 (±773)
Housing units
386 (±342)
Households that rent
100.0%
Median gross rent
$1,757

What stands out in Innovation

Households that rent: 100.0% (±10.5 points) in Innovation, higher than in Prince William County (25.7%).

Median household income: $31,943 (±$18,325) in Innovation, lower than in Prince William County ($131,402).

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 83.3% (±29.2 points) in Innovation, higher than in Prince William County (50.9%).

Working from home: 6.7% (±7.8 points) in Innovation, lower than in Prince William County (19.1%).

Housing in Innovation at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,757 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 83.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 100.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $31,943 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 66.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 18.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 15.3% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 7.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 69.4% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 11.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 11.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Innovation against Prince William County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
InnovationPrince William CountyVirginiaUnited States
Residents1,034 (±773)488,880 (exact)8,705,170 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units386 (±342)161,852 (±127)3,684,756 (±486)143,775,355
Households that rent100.0% (±10.5 points)25.7% (±0.9 points)32.7% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,757 (±$57)$2,067 (±$34)$1,579 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$31,943 (±$18,325)$131,402 (±$2,625)$93,170 (±$458)$80,734
Median home value—$530,100 (±$6,833)$383,700 (±$1,024)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$4,999 (±$81)$2,790 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198015.3% (±31.2 points)24.1% (±0.9 points)43.5% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute—36.4 minutes (±0.4)27.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±10.5 points)96.4% (±0.4 points)91.0% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents48.0 years (±41.3)36.3 years (±0.1)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Innovation covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 358 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Prince William County

Innovation has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Prince William County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Prince William County recorded 212 violent and 1,280 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Innovation

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
2010910%45,444$2,022$421,100$89,962

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Innovation

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Bull Run (Prince William County)1.8 mi$2,002$413,50066.7%
Manassas2.3 mi$1,850$449,90028.5%
Sudley2.7 mi$2,139$424,80038.4%
Linton Hall2.8 mi$2,575$617,00010.1%
Loch Lomond2.9 mi$2,161$442,30017.6%
Manassas Park4.6 mi$2,146$395,90033.5%
Yorkshire4.7 mi$1,777$451,00049.6%
Buckhall5.0 mi$2,478$635,50011.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Innovation, fiscal year 2027

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$2,111$2,204$2,438$3,107$3,658

HUD income limits for Innovation, fiscal year 2026

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$34,900$58,150$74,800
2 people$39,900$66,450$85,450
3 people$44,900$74,750$96,150
4 people$49,850$83,050$106,800
5 people$53,850$89,700$115,350
6 people$57,850$96,350$123,900
7 people$61,850$103,000$132,450
8 people$65,850$109,650$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Innovation is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Innovation

What is the average rent in Innovation, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Innovation is $1,757 (±$57) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

Are renters in Innovation rent-burdened?

83.3% of renting households in Innovation pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Innovation?

Innovation has an estimated 359 (±342) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Innovation?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 81.3% of homes in Innovation, VA.

What ZIP codes are in Innovation?

The ZIP code that covers Innovation is 20109.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 20109?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 20109 is $2,022 (±$76) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Innovation CDP, Virginia (place:39916, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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