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Culpeper County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Culpeper County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Culpeper County is a predominantly residential community of 53,563 with a median household income of $100,049 and a low unemployment rate of 2.9%, suggesting a stable workforce that largely commutes elsewhere — reflected in a mean commute time of 37.2 minutes. The labor force of roughly 63.8% participation skews toward moderate educational attainment, with 26.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $46,519. The county has grown 6.2% over five years, maintains a 75.0% homeownership rate, and carries a median home value of $386,400 alongside a poverty rate of just 8.2%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

53,563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$100,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.2% since 2018

Culpeper County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,381 (66.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,994 (12.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,808 (10.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,300 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,120 (3.9%)
  • Asian Alone613 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,531
  2. 2.Other Indo-European309
  3. 3.Arabic219
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic168
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)119

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,688

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,244

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,485
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,518
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,744
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,416
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)2,126

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,467
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,199
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,791
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,102
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,771

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.56×)1,903
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.53×)633
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.39×)2,493
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.30×)4,138
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)1,349

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$386,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,417/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,650 (25.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,138 (22.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,128 (22.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,136 (8.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,010 (7.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999757 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,926 (73.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,930 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled2,753 (10.7%)
  • Walked591 (2.3%)
  • Other390 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit184 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.