19,232 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.3% since 2020)
274 square miles of land · 70 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
11 active community water systems list King William County in the area they serve, reporting 7,528 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WEST POINT, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA4101900 | 3,063 served |
| CENTRAL GARAGE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · VA4101110 | 2,263 served |
| OAK SPRINGS groundwater · private · VA4101600 | 985 served |
| VENTER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA4101800 | 350 served |
| CEDAR CREST groundwater · private · VA4101097 | 338 served |
| WOODRUFF SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA4101950 | 153 served |
| MARLE HILL SECTION 3 groundwater · private · VA4101503 | 108 served |
| MARLE HILL SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA4101500 | 95 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
No county jail figure in the national data for King William County — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.
2 school districts have their office in King William County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $31.3 million — $28.2 million to run schools, about $13,537 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14.4 million local (mostly property tax), $17.7 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $21.9 million.
Spent $13.9 million — $12.9 million to run schools, about $15,928 per student, plus $956,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.7 million local (mostly property tax), $8.3 million state, $875,000 federal. Long-term debt: $178,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost King William County about $6.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
32 bridges in King William County: 8 in good condition, 24 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.2 million of work in King William County in fiscal 2025, about $234 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-31. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-23. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Virginia Department of Elections: upcoming elections · Virginia Department of Elections: voter FAQ · Virginia Department of Elections: absentee voting
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for King William County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have King William County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: King and Queen County (10 mi) · New Kent County (15 mi) · Essex County (18 mi) · Henrico County (22 mi) · Hanover County (22 mi) · Charles City County (24 mi).