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A profile of Williamsburg city from official statistics: 19 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 Williamsburg city was 15,861 in 2025, down 0.5% from 2024, and the 41st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population15,8612025Down 0.5% from 2024The 41st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age23.7 years2024Down 0.3 years from 2023The 3rd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over17.8%2025Up 0.7 percentage points from 2024The 29th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share10.2%2024Down 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Population density685.1 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.5% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-1462025, estimatedCompared with -191 in 2024
15.4K15.6K15.8K16K16.2K2020202120222023202420252020: 15,459 persons2021: 15,459 persons2022: 15,703 persons2023: 16,046 persons2024: 15,944 persons2025: 15,861 persons15.4K15.6K15.8K16K16.2K2020202220252020: 15,459 persons2021: 15,459 persons2022: 15,703 persons2023: 16,046 persons2024: 15,944 persons2025: 15,861 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 Williamsburg city was 5.5% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 7th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate5.5%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 7th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$75,6042024Up 7.7% from 2023The 54th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)23.3%2024Up 4.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 6th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index52.72024Down 0.4 points from 2023
2345672021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.2 %2021-08: 5.3 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 4.1 %2021-11: 2.7 %2021-12: 3.2 %2022-01: 3.5 %2022-02: 3.5 %2022-03: 3.6 %2022-04: 3 %2022-05: 4 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.4 %2022-08: 4.8 %2022-09: 4.1 %2022-10: 4.3 %2022-11: 4.1 %2022-12: 3.3 %2023-01: 3.6 %2023-02: 3.7 %2023-03: 3.7 %2023-04: 3 %2023-05: 4.1 %2023-06: 4.3 %2023-07: 4.1 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 3.8 %2023-11: 3.7 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 3.2 %2024-02: 3.9 %2024-03: 4.2 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 4.2 %2024-06: 5.3 %2024-07: 5.1 %2024-08: 5.4 %2024-09: 4 %2024-10: 4.1 %2024-11: 4.3 %2024-12: 3.6 %2025-01: 4.3 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 5.4 %2025-04: 3.9 %2025-05: 4.6 %2025-06: 5.4 %2025-07: 5.4 %2025-08: 5.5 %2025-09: 4.3 %2025-11: 5.1 %2025-12: 4.7 %2026-01: 5.1 %2026-02: 6.4 %2026-03: 5.6 %2026-04: 4 %2026-05: 6.1 %2026-06: 6.4 %2026-07: 5.3 %2026-08: 5.5 %2345672021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 5.2 %2021-08: 5.3 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 4.1 %2021-11: 2.7 %2021-12: 3.2 %2022-01: 3.5 %2022-02: 3.5 %2022-03: 3.6 %2022-04: 3 %2022-05: 4 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.4 %2022-08: 4.8 %2022-09: 4.1 %2022-10: 4.3 %2022-11: 4.1 %2022-12: 3.3 %2023-01: 3.6 %2023-02: 3.7 %2023-03: 3.7 %2023-04: 3 %2023-05: 4.1 %2023-06: 4.3 %2023-07: 4.1 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 3.8 %2023-11: 3.7 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 3.2 %2024-02: 3.9 %2024-03: 4.2 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 4.2 %2024-06: 5.3 %2024-07: 5.1 %2024-08: 5.4 %2024-09: 4 %2024-10: 4.1 %2024-11: 4.3 %2024-12: 3.6 %2025-01: 4.3 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 5.4 %2025-04: 3.9 %2025-05: 4.6 %2025-06: 5.4 %2025-07: 5.4 %2025-08: 5.5 %2025-09: 4.3 %2025-11: 5.1 %2025-12: 4.7 %2026-01: 5.1 %2026-02: 6.4 %2026-03: 5.6 %2026-04: 4 %2026-05: 6.1 %2026-06: 6.4 %2026-07: 5.3 %2026-08: 5.5 %
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 Williamsburg city was $428,100 in 2024, up 8.9% from 2023, and the 20th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$428,1002024Up 8.9% from 2023The 20th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances-8.43%2025Down 25.34 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,4072024Up 3.4% from 2023The 32nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)53.3%2024Up 0.7 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits222025, estimatedUp 120% from 2024
320K340K360K380K400K420K440K20212022202320242021: 328,700 USD2022: 385,600 USD2023: 393,200 USD2024: 428,100 USD325K350K375K400K425K450K202120242021: 328,700 USD2022: 385,600 USD2023: 393,200 USD2024: 428,100 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 Williamsburg city were 489 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2022, and the 66th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms4892023Up 2.3% from 2022The 66th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate8.238%2023Down 0.1 percentage points from 2022The 36th lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate7.011%2023Down 0.26 percentage points from 2022The 29th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate10.817%2023Down 9.96 percentage points from 2022
45046047048049019992003200720112015201920231999: 489 count2000: 489 count2001: 477 count2002: 474 count2003: 467 count2004: 471 count2005: 475 count2006: 478 count2007: 468 count2008: 462 count2009: 460 count2010: 462 count2011: 457 count2012: 461 count2013: 467 count2014: 474 count2015: 468 count2016: 475 count2017: 480 count2018: 478 count2019: 477 count2020: 473 count2021: 478 count2022: 478 count2023: 489 count4504604704804901999200820231999: 489 count2000: 489 count2001: 477 count2002: 474 count2003: 467 count2004: 471 count2005: 475 count2006: 478 count2007: 468 count2008: 462 count2009: 460 count2010: 462 count2011: 457 count2012: 461 count2013: 467 count2014: 474 count2015: 468 count2016: 475 count2017: 480 count2018: 478 count2019: 477 count2020: 473 count2021: 478 count2022: 478 count2023: 489 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. 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.

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