Stafford County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Stafford County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Stafford County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (18th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (150th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	163,466	8,705,170	334,922,499	422nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$137,807	$93,170	$80,734	18th of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	39.0	38.9	2841st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.8%	42.2%	35.7%	190th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$485,100	$383,700	$332,700	150th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,020	$1,579	$1,413	43rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.7%	9.9%	12.5%	3195th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.3%	5.2%	2142nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	608.8	220.5	n/a	280th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.8%	13.1%	14.1%	225th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	389th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.5%	67.3%	65.2%	555th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.1	27.3	26.4	80th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.0%	18.3%	15.1%	138th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2823rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.3%	48.7%	46.9%	105th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.9%	n/a	n/a	11th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	36.3	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	52,326	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	77.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	17.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,157	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	28.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	54,659	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.1%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,410	$2,790	n/a

Education in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.8%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Stafford County, Virginia

Statistic	Stafford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.2%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.3%	14.3%	16.7%

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