Williamsburg city, VA
Demographic and economic profile of Williamsburg city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Williamsburg is a small independent city of 15,564 residents with an economy centered on education and tourism, reflected in a strikingly young median age of 23.7 years—consistent with a large resident student population—and a 48.5% bachelor's degree attainment rate well above national norms. Labor force participation is low at 50.2% and median worker earnings are just $14,331, suggesting a workforce heavily weighted toward part-time or student employment, while the unemployment rate stands at 7.1%. The city grew 5.2% over five years, but housing costs are relatively high, with a median home value of $393,200 and median gross rent of $1,361 per month, against a median household income of $75,604 and a 14.1% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+5.2% since 2018
Williamsburg city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,751 (68.1%)
- Black or African American Alone2,269 (14.4%)
- Asian Alone1,075 (6.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race834 (5.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races510 (3.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone281 (1.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish786
- 2.Other Indo-European426
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)360
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)224
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic96
Economy
GDP per Capita
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,341
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services971
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)830
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services764
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)316
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,774
- 2.Service Occupations1,478
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,444
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations559
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations179
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.74×)988
- 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)2,099
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.19×)956
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)770
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.04×)319
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.