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Stafford County, VA

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

AI Overview

Stafford County is a bedroom-oriented community of 168,919 within the Washington, D.C. corridor, where a median household income of $137,807 and a poverty rate of just 5.1% reflect a highly credentialed, employed workforce—43.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and unemployment sits at 3.8%. The labor pool of roughly 116,000 participants (68.8% participation rate) skews young at a median age of 36.3, with median worker earnings of $59,985. The county has grown 11.5% over five years, though housing costs are substantial—median home values of $458,800 and gross rents of $1,925/month—and a mean commute of 37.6 minutes points to significant outbound employment dependence.

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

Population

168,919

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$137,807

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone88,530 (54.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone32,585 (19.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone14,047 (8.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race11,483 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races9,784 (6.0%)
  • Asian Alone6,483 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish16,976
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,773
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,315
  4. 4.Arabic979
  5. 5.Korean804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

19,818

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,065

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$51,999

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance16,070
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)15,300
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services13,411
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)7,351
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,964

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations40,415
  2. 2.Service Occupations13,616
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations13,305
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,514
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,792

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 4.13×)15,138
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.43×)13,721
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.06×)5,714
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.03×)1,494
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.89×)7,534

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$458,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,925/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99914,731 (35.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99910,829 (25.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9996,970 (16.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,796 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,469 (3.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,403 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,985

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone54,307 (65.8%)
  • Worked At Home16,496 (20.0%)
  • Carpooled8,018 (9.7%)
  • Public Transit1,772 (2.1%)
  • Walked975 (1.2%)
  • Other630 (0.8%)

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.