Culpeper County, Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 53,563
Median household income: $96,098
Median home value: $386,400

Culpeper County is a county in Virginia with a population of 53,563. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $96,098 is above the Virginia median ($90,974).

From 2019 to 2023, Culpeper County's population grew 4.8% from 51,101 to 53,563, while its median household income rose 23.3% from $77,935 to $96,098.

The median gross rent is $1,417. 26.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,563
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $96,098
Median home value: $386,400
Median gross rent: $1,417
Housing units: 19,529
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,101	$77,935	$298,900	$1,160
2020	51,935	$80,663	$310,700	$1,201
2021	52,021	$85,274	$328,200	$1,290
2022	52,822	$92,359	$369,600	$1,383
2023	53,563	$96,098	$386,400	$1,417

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,367	6.3%
5 to 17	10,038	18.7%
18 to 24	4,188	7.8%
25 to 34	5,981	11.2%
35 to 44	7,345	13.7%
45 to 54	6,714	12.5%
55 to 64	7,056	13.2%
65 to 74	5,021	9.4%
75 and over	3,853	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,089	65.5%
Black or African American	6,872	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	142	0.3%
Asian	619	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	255	0.5%
Two or more races	2,646	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,912	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,282	11.9%
High school graduate	11,730	32.6%
Some college or associate's	10,460	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,255	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,243	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,032	74.5%
Carpooled	2,977	11.6%
Public transit	126	0.5%
Walked	508	2.0%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	2,487	9.7%
Other means	402	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,603	24.3%
15 to 29 min	5,948	25.8%
30 to 44 min	2,961	12.8%
45 to 59 min	2,456	10.6%
60+ min	6,102	26.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 8.2% (4,229 of 51,870)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,191	76.4%
Nonfamily households	4,393	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,584	95.2%
Vacant	945	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,848	74.5%
Renter-occupied	4,736	25.5%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,026	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1,199	6.1%
2 to 4 units	343	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1,342	6.9%
20 or more units	323	1.7%
Mobile home & other	296	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 51047
State: Virginia
Land area: 379 sq mi
Water area: 3.48 sq mi
Center point: 38.4859, -77.9565

Cities & places

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