Campbell County vs Culpeper County

A side-by-side comparison of Campbell County and Culpeper County: population, income, housing, and more.

Campbell County and Culpeper County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Campbell County has the higher population (55,398 vs 53,563 in Culpeper County). Culpeper County has the higher median household income ($96,098 vs $62,608 in Campbell County). Culpeper County has the higher median home value ($386,400 vs $199,200 in Campbell County).

Population, income & housing

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
Population	55,398	53,563
Median age	43.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,608	$96,098
Median home value	$199,200	$386,400
Median gross rent	$853	$1,417
Housing units	25,363	19,529
Homeownership rate	75.5%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
Population	55,225 → 55,398 (+0.3%)	51,101 → 53,563 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$49,664 → $62,608 (+26.1%)	$77,935 → $96,098 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $199,200 (+26.9%)	$298,900 → $386,400 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $853 (+12.7%)	$1,160 → $1,417 (+22.2%)

Campbell County

Population

55,22555,398

Median household income

$49,664$62,608

Median home value

$157,000$199,200

Median gross rent

$757$853

Culpeper County

Population

51,10153,563

Median household income

$77,935$96,098

Median home value

$298,900$386,400

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
Under 5	4.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.4%
75 and over	9.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	65.5%
Black or African American	14.3%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	33.9%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
Drove alone	81.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
1-unit, detached	67.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	6.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Campbell County	Culpeper County
Poverty rate	10.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	1980	1992