Wolf Trap, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

15,858

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

1.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.12%

21.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$250,001

2024 Median Property Value

$1.2M

Population & Diversity

Wolf Trap, VA is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 94% are citizens.

As of 2024, 25.2% of Wolf Trap, VA residents were born outside of the country (3.99k people).

In 2024, there were 3.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Wolf Trap, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.15k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 700 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94%

2024 Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94% of Wolf Trap, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wolf Trap, VA was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wolf Trap, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.7k ± 910
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.15k ± 398
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
700 ± 211

5.13%

Hispanic Population

813 people

5.13% of the people in Wolf Trap, VA are hispanic (813 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wolf Trap, 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

25.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.99k people

25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4k people

As of 2024, 25.2% of Wolf Trap, VA residents (3.99k 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 Wolf Trap, VA was 25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
473 ± 286
Vietnam
262 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
161 ± 70

Wolf Trap, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wolf Trap, VA.

Economy

The economy of Wolf Trap, VA employs 7.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wolf Trap, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,382 people), Public Administration (859 people), and Finance & Insurance (657 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($205,294), Manufacturing ($196,442), and Public Administration ($183,938).

Employment

Occupations

7.75k

2024 Value

± 543

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 9.83%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wolf Trap, VA grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 7.66k employees to 7.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wolf Trap, VA, are Management Occupations (1,736 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (972 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (650 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wolf Trap, 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

7.75k

2024 Value

± 543

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 9.83%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wolf Trap, VA grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 7.66k employees to 7.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wolf Trap, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,382 people), Public Administration (859 people), and Finance & Insurance (657 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wolf Trap, VA, though some of these residents may live in Wolf Trap, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$180,750

Median earning men ± $15,992

$91,308

Median earning women ± $4,870

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($228,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($203,500), and Manufacturing ($200,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,269), Public Administration ($140,313), and Information ($133,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wolf Trap, VA was $1.2M in 2024, which is 3.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.15M to $1.2M, a 4.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Wolf Trap, VA is 96.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wolf Trap, VA have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wolf Trap, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.2M

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,238

$5,085

Median Property Taxes

±$409

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 Wolf Trap, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

96.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.3% of the housing units in Wolf Trap, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wolf Trap, 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.

5.28k

Number of Households

± 445

The following chart displays the households in Wolf Trap, 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 Wolf Trap, 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 (46.6%)
Worked At Home (45.3%)
Carpooled (4.27%)

In 2024, 46.6% of workers in Wolf Trap, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (45.3%) and those who carpooled to work (4.27%).

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

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wolf Trap, VA have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.11% of the workforce in Wolf Trap, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wolf Trap, VA (493 out of 15.8k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wolf Trap, VA is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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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