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Spotsylvania County, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV
Designated Market Area: Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2022 population: 146,688   ( 24,291 from 2010 , 6,594 from 2020)
Land area: 401.4 square miles
Population density: 365.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:92,308 62.93% 4.8%
Black:25,77617.57% 40.9%
Indian:3580.24% 10.8%
Asian:4,5213.08% 55.7%
2+ races:5,1663.52% 59.1%
Hispanic:18,55912.65% 100.0%
Total non-White:54,38037.07% 58.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,467 12.4
Deaths:2,6789.6
Net Migration: 5,54419.8
Net Immigration: 3201.1
Change in White population:4,231 3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:20,060 16.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
122,397
88,07771.96%
18,29814.95%
3230.26%
2,9032.37%
3,2462.65%
9,2787.58%
34,32028.04%

2000
90,395
73,54681.36%
11,12712.31%
2640.29%
1,2671.40%
1,4731.63%
2,5362.81%
16,84918.64%

1990
57,403
49,55586.33%
6,19310.79%
1960.34%
5690.99%
n/a
8901.55%
7,84813.67%

1980
34,435
28,63183.15%
5,07214.73%
1410.41%
2290.67%
n/a
3000.87%
5,80416.85%

1970
16,424
12,79377.89%
3,56721.72%
190.12%
50.03%
n/a
260.16%
3,631 22.11%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
15,040 16.6
5,7706.4
21,00523.2
5970.7
14,531 16.1
17,471 19.3
1990's
NumberRate
10,434 18.2
4,0517.1
26,01445.3
3550.6
23,991 41.8
9,001 15.7
1980's
NumberRate
6,724 19.5
2,222 6.5
0 0.0
n/a
20,924 60.8
2,044 5.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
15,480 94.3
n/a
15,838 96.4
2,173 13.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.1
34,535 23.5%
112,153 76.5%
20,566 14.0%
49,449
2.85
37,388 75.6%
29,511 78.9%
2,690 7.2%
12,061 24.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
34,043 27.8%
88,354 72.2%
12,114 9.9%
41,942
2.91
32,431 77.3%
25,473 78.5%
2,785 8.6%
9,511 22.7%

2000
NumberPercent
34.4
27,036 29.9%
63,359 70.1%
7,327 8.1%
31,259
2.87
24,728 79.1%
20,733 83.8%
1,738 7.0%
6,531 20.9%

1990
NumberPercent
30.8
17,524 30.5%
39,879 69.5%
4,125 7.2%
18,978
3.01
15,670 82.6%
13,805 88.1%
682 4.4%
3,308 17.4%

1980
NumberPercent
27.6
12,062 35.0%
22,373 65.0%
2,239 6.5%
10,816
3.17
9,170 84.8%
7,960 86.8%
590 6.4%
1,646 15.2%

2022 Housing Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units52,516 
Median Value$349,900 
Occupied49,44994.2%
Vacant3,0675.8%
Owned39,01878.9%
Rented10,43121.1%
Median Rent$1,677 
Single-Family Units45,52486.7%
    Detached40,41677.0%
    Attached5,1089.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,5468.7%
Mobile Homes1,8593.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,3802.8%
$10,000 to $14,9998931.8%
$15,000 to $19,9999832.0%
$20,000 to $24,9999822.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4392.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3012.6%
$35,000 to $39,9999321.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991,2662.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991,5713.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992,6355.3%
$60,000 to $74,9993,9097.9%
$75,000 to $99,9996,34012.8%
$100,000 to $124,9996,03512.2%
$125,000 to $149,9995,05110.2%
$150,000 to $199,9996,97814.1%
$200,000 or more7,75415.7%
Median Household Income105,068 
Per Capita Income44,881 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state109 
Compared to U.S.109 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,8083.7%
Public Assistance6991.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,4657.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed59,27974.2%
Unemployed3,6684.6%
In Armed Forces5700.7%
Total Labor Force63,51779.5%
Not in Labor Force16,33120.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector24,47318,92356.4%
Non-Profit1,4363,19531.0%
Self-Employed3,3532,45657.7%
Local Government2,2973,55539.3%
State Government1,0361,25845.2%
Federal Government5,5252,71667.0%
Total Private + Self27,82621,37956.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.10,29410,72449.0%
Total38,12032,10354.3%
Pct. Govt.23.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts12,95118.4%
Sales and Office Occupations14,72720.9%
Professional, Technical17,36424.7%
Service Occupations11,34416.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2660.4%
All others13,94119.8%
White Collar 64.0%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade9,02112.8%
Public administration8,77912.5%
Health care and social assistance7,93211.3%
Professional, scientific, technical7,41210.5%
Educational services6,2448.9%
Construction6,0288.6%
Accommodation and food services3,7755.4%
Other services3,3374.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,2974.7%
Finance and insurance3,1484.5%
Transportation and warehousing2,7383.9%
Manufacturing2,1633.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,4442.1%
Information1,4362.0%
Wholesale trade1,4342.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing8791.2%
Utilities8041.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3840.5%
Management380.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction340.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,0892.90%
Puerto Rican3,0152.14%
Cuban6220.44%
Dominican2680.19%
Total Central American4,0002.83%
Costa Rican750.05%
Guatemalan5320.38%
Honduran5460.39%
Nicaraguan610.04%
Panamanian1430.10%
Salvadoran2,6431.87%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,1370.81%
Argentinean1610.11%
Bolivian420.03%
Chilean2230.16%
Colombian3160.22%
Ecuadorian90.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2900.21%
Uruguayan260.02%
Venezuelan700.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,8402.01%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese6980.49%
Filipino6110.43%
Korean5340.38%
Indian4180.30%
Vietnamese4160.29%
Thai1360.10%
Japanese780.06%
Laotian770.05%
Taiwanese580.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English116,37387.7%
Spanish10,8148.1%
Other Indo-European1,4761.1%
Other5980.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun5250.4%
Arabic5010.4%
Chinese5000.4%
Other Asian4830.4%
German, other Germanic3460.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German17,17112.2%
English16,36611.6%
Irish16,22411.5%
Italian6,7674.8%
American6,5544.6%
European3,8062.7%
Scottish3,6432.6%
Polish3,4122.4%
French2,6871.9%
Dutch1,6591.2%
Scotch-Irish1,4321.0%
Welsh1,2240.9%
British1,0390.7%
Swedish1,0350.7%
Greek7610.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen135,93996.3%
Not a citizen5,1583.7%
Native129,02791.4%
Foreign-born12,0708.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,089 3.3%5,390 5.7%26,184 27.7%28,378 30.0%18,959 20.1%12,502 13.2%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,089 3.3%
9-12 Years 5,390 5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 26,184 27.7%
Some College 28,378 30.0%
Bach. Degree 18,959 20.1%
Grad Degree 12,502 13.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Spotsylvania County, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 31,344 30,138 1,206 3.8% 4.4%
1991 32,778 30,871 1,907 5.8% 5.8%
1992 34,549 32,484 2,065 6.0% 6.2%
1993 34,237 32,681 1,556 4.5% 5.2%
1994 36,141 34,816 1,325 3.7% 4.8%
1995 37,400 36,106 1,294 3.5% 4.4%
1996 39,961 38,711 1,250 3.1% 4.3%
1997 41,078 39,975 1,103 2.7% 3.7%
1998 42,661 41,939 722 1.7% 2.8%
1999 44,728 44,040 688 1.5% 2.7%
2000 48,534 47,711 823 1.7% 2.3%
2001 51,071 49,972 1,099 2.2% 3.3%
2002 53,483 51,878 1,605 3.0% 4.4%
2003 55,716 53,924 1,792 3.2% 4.3%
2004 58,378 56,557 1,821 3.1% 4.1%
2005 61,990 60,181 1,809 2.9% 3.8%
2006 64,245 62,550 1,695 2.6% 3.3%
2007 64,682 62,909 1,773 2.7% 3.3%
2008 66,122 63,683 2,439 3.7% 4.3%
2009 65,184 61,441 3,743 5.7% 6.8%
2010 63,445 58,892 4,553 7.2% 7.3%
2011 64,187 59,890 4,297 6.7% 6.6%
2012 64,049 60,219 3,830 6.0% 5.9%
2013 64,172 60,530 3,642 5.7% 5.6%
2014 64,336 60,922 3,414 5.3% 5.1%
2015 64,057 61,127 2,930 4.6% 4.4%
2016 65,027 62,413 2,614 4.0% 4.0%
2017 65,712 63,282 2,430 3.7% 3.7%
2018 66,458 64,449 2,009 3.0% 2.9%
2019 68,615 66,700 1,915 2.8% 2.7%
2020 67,201 63,166 4,035 6.0% 6.2%
2021 67,579 65,012 2,567 3.8% 3.9%
2022 69,507 67,457 2,050 2.9% 2.9%
2023 71,382 69,237 2,145 3.0% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com