Lake of the Woods

Population: 8,165
Median household income: $112,917
Median home value: $377,500

Located in Orange County, Virginia, Lake of the Woods is a community with a population of 8,165. At $112,917, its median household income sits above Orange County's $94,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake of the Woods's population declined 2.9% from 8,406 to 8,165, while its median home value rose 46.9% from $257,000 to $377,500.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $1,690.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,165
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $112,917
Median home value: $377,500
Median gross rent: $1,690
Housing units: 3,825
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4068,165

Median household income

$80,260$112,917

Median home value

$257,000$377,500

Median gross rent

$1,390$1,690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,406	$80,260	$257,000	$1,390
2020	8,565	$83,845	$284,500	—
2021	8,557	$88,438	$289,400	$1,432
2022	8,356	$109,196	$345,100	$1,361
2023	8,165	$112,917	$377,500	$1,690

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	605	7.4%
5 to 17	881	10.8%
18 to 24	385	4.7%
25 to 34	696	8.5%
35 to 44	912	11.2%
45 to 54	1,105	13.5%
55 to 64	758	9.3%
65 to 74	1,589	19.5%
75 and over	1,234	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,184	75.7%
Black or African American	562	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	156	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	193	2.4%
Two or more races	430	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	640	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	2.8%
High school graduate	1,442	22.9%
Some college or associate's	1,828	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,520	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,325	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 46 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,430	76.7%
Carpooled	128	4.0%
Public transit	25	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	577	18.2%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	260	10.0%
15 to 29 min	537	20.7%
30 to 44 min	831	32.0%
45 to 59 min	256	9.9%
60+ min	709	27.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 4.8% (394 of 8,165)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,719	76.1%
Nonfamily households	853	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,572	93.4%
Vacant	253	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,368	94.3%
Renter-occupied	204	5.7%

1-unit, detached99.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,815	99.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5143430
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 38.3338, -77.7565