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Spotsylvania County in figures

A profile of Spotsylvania County from official statistics: 20 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Spotsylvania County was 155,388 in 2025, up 1.9% from 2024, and the 14th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population155,3882025Up 1.9% from 2024The 14th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age38.6 years2024Up 0.3 years from 2023The 38th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over16.7%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 23rd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share10.4%2024Up 0.5 percentage points from 2023
Population density149.3 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.9% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June2,1992025, estimatedCompared with 1,378 in 2024
140K145K150K155K160K2020202120222023202420252020: 140,611 persons2021: 144,048 persons2022: 146,798 persons2023: 149,837 persons2024: 152,461 persons2025: 155,388 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Spotsylvania County was 3.5% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 55th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate3.5%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 55th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$112,7382024Up 2.9% from 2023The 17th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)7%2024Up 0.4 percentage points from 2023The 18th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index39.62024Down 0.7 points from 2023
1.522.533.542021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.8 %2021-08: 3.6 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 2.9 %2021-11: 1.9 %2021-12: 2.5 %2022-01: 2.6 %2022-02: 2.4 %2022-03: 2.4 %2022-04: 2.2 %2022-05: 2.6 %2022-06: 2.8 %2022-07: 2.8 %2022-08: 3.1 %2022-09: 2.7 %2022-10: 2.7 %2022-11: 2.7 %2022-12: 2.4 %2023-01: 2.9 %2023-02: 2.8 %2023-03: 2.8 %2023-04: 2.3 %2023-05: 2.6 %2023-06: 2.8 %2023-07: 2.7 %2023-08: 3 %2023-09: 2.7 %2023-10: 2.7 %2023-11: 2.5 %2023-12: 2.3 %2024-01: 2.8 %2024-02: 2.8 %2024-03: 2.7 %2024-04: 2.4 %2024-05: 2.8 %2024-06: 3.1 %2024-07: 3.3 %2024-08: 3.4 %2024-09: 2.9 %2024-10: 2.9 %2024-11: 3 %2024-12: 2.7 %2025-01: 3.2 %2025-02: 3.3 %2025-03: 3.2 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.2 %2025-06: 3.4 %2025-07: 3.4 %2025-08: 3.5 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-11: 3.9 %2025-12: 3.4 %2026-01: 3.9 %2026-02: 4 %2026-03: 3.8 %2026-04: 3.4 %2026-05: 3.7 %2026-06: 3.9 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 3.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Spotsylvania County was $404,900 in 2024, up 8% from 2023, and the 23rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$404,9002024Up 8% from 2023The 23rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances1.06%2025Down 7.09 percentage points from 2024The 19th lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,7792024Up 2.7% from 2023The 12th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)80.1%2024Up 0.5 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits6812025, estimatedDown 3.7% from 2024
300K320K340K360K380K400K420K20212022202320242021: 309,000 USD2022: 349,900 USD2023: 375,000 USD2024: 404,900 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Spotsylvania County were 2,278 in 2023, up 0.8% from 2022, and the 16th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms2,2782023Up 0.8% from 2022The 16th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate11.57%2023Down 1.19 percentage points from 2022The 16th highest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate10.547%2023Up 1.29 percentage points from 2022The 15th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate12.495%2023Down 2.71 percentage points from 2022
Farms2812022No 2021 figure to compare
1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019992003200720112015201920231999: 1,526 count2000: 1,565 count2001: 1,598 count2002: 1,646 count2003: 1,710 count2004: 1,799 count2005: 1,882 count2006: 1,998 count2007: 2,047 count2008: 1,999 count2009: 1,951 count2010: 1,915 count2011: 1,893 count2012: 1,885 count2013: 1,907 count2014: 1,935 count2015: 1,973 count2016: 2,001 count2017: 2,030 count2018: 2,052 count2019: 2,093 count2020: 2,095 count2021: 2,170 count2022: 2,261 count2023: 2,278 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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