Culpeper

Population: 20,437
Median household income: $91,429
Median home value: $366,300

Culpeper is a community in Culpeper County, Virginia, home to 20,437 residents. Its median household income of $91,429 runs below the Culpeper County figure of $96,098.

Between 2019 and 2023, Culpeper's population grew 11.4% from 18,342 to 20,437, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $263,600 to $366,300.

The median resident is 32.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,437
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $91,429
Median home value: $366,300
Median gross rent: $1,408
Housing units: 7,086
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,34220,437

Median household income

$68,208$91,429

Median home value

$263,600$366,300

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,408

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,342	$68,208	$263,600	$1,153
2020	18,633	$73,100	$281,500	$1,224
2021	19,740	$79,572	$304,100	$1,319
2022	20,105	$86,940	$338,700	$1,372
2023	20,437	$91,429	$366,300	$1,408

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,752	8.6%
5 to 17	4,428	21.7%
18 to 24	1,749	8.6%
25 to 34	2,740	13.4%
35 to 44	3,306	16.2%
45 to 54	2,211	10.8%
55 to 64	2,031	9.9%
65 to 74	1,302	6.4%
75 and over	918	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,119	49.5%
Black or African American	3,759	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	450	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	145	0.7%
Two or more races	1,068	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,896	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,632	13.0%
High school graduate	3,689	29.5%
Some college or associate's	3,413	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,344	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,430	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,801	68.5%
Carpooled	1,562	15.7%
Public transit	117	1.2%
Walked	308	3.1%
Bicycle	25	0.3%
Worked from home	875	8.8%
Other means	242	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,364	37.2%
15 to 29 min	1,657	18.3%
30 to 44 min	855	9.4%
45 to 59 min	834	9.2%
60+ min	2,345	25.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 11.6% (2,341 of 20,167)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,281	76.9%
Nonfamily households	1,589	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,870	97.0%
Vacant	216	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,119	60.0%
Renter-occupied	2,751	40.0%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached15.5%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,627	65.3%
1-unit, attached	1,100	15.5%
2 to 4 units	324	4.6%
5 to 19 units	806	11.4%
20 or more units	149	2.1%
Mobile home & other	80	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5120752
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.4703, -77.9998

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