Stafford Courthouse, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,839

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.4

1.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.81%

59.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$127,849

31.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$548,000

Population & Diversity

Stafford Courthouse, VA is home to a population of 5.84k people, from which 96.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.6% of Stafford Courthouse, VA residents were born outside of the country (854 people).

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.31k people) in Stafford Courthouse, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.06k White (Non-Hispanic) and 422 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Stafford Courthouse, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stafford Courthouse, VA was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Stafford Courthouse, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stafford Courthouse, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.31k ± 618
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.06k ± 682
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
422 ± 546

12%

Hispanic Population

702 people

12% of the people in Stafford Courthouse, VA are hispanic (702 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stafford Courthouse, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

14.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

854 people

16.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

959 people

As of 2024, 14.6% of Stafford Courthouse, VA residents (854 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stafford Courthouse, VA was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stafford Courthouse, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
244 ± 161
Gulf War (2001-)
227 ± 123
Vietnam
34 ± 47

Stafford Courthouse, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Stafford Courthouse, VA.

Economy

The economy of Stafford Courthouse, VA employs 2.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stafford Courthouse, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people), Public Administration (399 people), and Retail Trade (249 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($132,392), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($90,400), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,000).

Employment

Occupations

2.17k

2024 Value

± 426

0.695%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stafford Courthouse, VA grew at a rate of 0.695%, from 2.16k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stafford Courthouse, VA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (319 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (284 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (203 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stafford Courthouse, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.17k

2024 Value

± 426

0.695%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stafford Courthouse, VA grew at a rate of 0.695%, from 2.16k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stafford Courthouse, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people), Public Administration (399 people), and Retail Trade (249 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stafford Courthouse, VA, though some of these residents may live in Stafford Courthouse, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,727

Median earning men ± $31,298

$68,281

Median earning women ± $26,589

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($132,241), Retail Trade ($103,235), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,197).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($135,795), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,694), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($39,712).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stafford Courthouse, VA was $548,000 in 2024, which is 1.65 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $564,800 to $548,000, a 2.97% decrease. The homeownership rate in Stafford Courthouse, VA is 48.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stafford Courthouse, VA have an average commute time of 37.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stafford Courthouse, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$548,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$58,816

$755

Median Property Taxes

±$233

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stafford Courthouse, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Stafford Courthouse, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48.2%

Homeownership

2024

71.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.2% of the housing units in Stafford Courthouse, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stafford Courthouse, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$127,849

Median Household Income

± $32,428

1.57k

Number of Households

± 328

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.57k households in Stafford Courthouse, VA grew to $127,849 from the previous year's value of $97,030.

The following chart displays the households in Stafford Courthouse, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stafford Courthouse, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.6%)
Worked At Home (21.3%)
Carpooled (5.43%)

In 2024, 69.6% of workers in Stafford Courthouse, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

37.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stafford Courthouse, VA have a longer commute time (37.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.71% of the workforce in Stafford Courthouse, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stafford Courthouse, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stafford Courthouse, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stafford Courthouse, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stafford Courthouse, VA (129 out of 4.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stafford Courthouse, VA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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