Southern Gateway

Population: 2,224
Median household income: $94,383
Median home value: $246,300

Southern Gateway, a community in Stafford County, Virginia, has 2,224 residents. Its median household income of $94,383 runs below the Stafford County figure of $133,792.

From 2019 to 2023, Southern Gateway's population declined 36.8% from 3,517 to 2,224, while its median home value rose 5.1% from $234,300 to $246,300.

The median gross rent is $1,853. 29.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,224
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $94,383
Median home value: $246,300
Median gross rent: $1,853
Housing units: 1,037
Homeownership rate: 35.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5172,224

Median household income

$63,313$94,383

Median home value

$234,300$246,300

Median gross rent

$1,578$1,853

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,517	$63,313	$234,300	$1,578
2020	3,291	$63,547	$228,400	$1,503
2021	3,163	$72,139	$236,700	$1,533
2022	2,551	$79,278	$264,900	$1,680
2023	2,224	$94,383	$246,300	$1,853

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2418.0%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	4.2%
5 to 17	301	13.5%
18 to 24	400	18.0%
25 to 34	394	17.7%
35 to 44	424	19.1%
45 to 54	348	15.6%
55 to 64	97	4.4%
65 to 74	107	4.8%
75 and over	59	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,052	47.3%
Black or African American	535	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	84	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	408	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	5.5%
High school graduate	407	28.5%
Some college or associate's	516	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	328	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	99	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,230	79.5%
Carpooled	148	9.6%
Public transit	23	1.5%
Walked	27	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	88	5.7%
Other means	32	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	442	30.3%
15 to 29 min	378	25.9%
30 to 44 min	227	15.5%
45 to 59 min	169	11.6%
60+ min	244	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 7.7% (169 of 2,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	532	59.0%
Nonfamily households	370	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	902	87.0%
Vacant	135	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	317	35.1%
Renter-occupied	585	64.9%

1-unit, detached12.2%

1-unit, attached33.8%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units48.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	126	12.2%
1-unit, attached	350	33.8%
2 to 4 units	27	2.6%
5 to 19 units	498	48.0%
20 or more units	36	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5173760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3448, -77.5029