Demographics of Culpeper County, Virginia

Culpeper County, Virginia had 57,666 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,902 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Culpeper County, in four figures

57,666
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.3%
Change since July 2020: +4,902 people.; 39.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $100,049 ±$5,011
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Culpeper County, Virginia's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Culpeper County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Culpeper County, Virginia's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Culpeper County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,764	100.0	100.0
2021	53,778	101.9	100.2
2022	54,315	102.9	100.7
2023	55,263	104.7	101.6
2024	56,756	107.6	102.5
2025	57,666	109.3	103.1

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Population of Culpeper County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	52,764	+216	+45	+2	+166
2021	53,778	+1,014	+166	+54	+791
2022	54,315	+537	+37	+240	+281
2023	55,263	+948	+189	+341	+423
2024	56,756	+1,493	+174	+722	+597
2025	57,666	+910	+147	+294	+465

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±0.7: for men 39.3 ±1.1 and for women 38.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Culpeper County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,402 ±207	6.3% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,283 ±626	18.9% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,366 ±508	8.0% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,214 ±625	24.3% ±1.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,082 ±631	25.9% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,050 ±625	16.6% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $100,049 ±$5,011, and income per person $42,359 ±$1,895, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Culpeper County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,537 ±349	8.1% ±1.8	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,661 ±458	14.1% ±2.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,789 ±427	14.7% ±2.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,470 ±354	13.1% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,316 ±469	22.8% ±2.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,633 ±362	13.9% ±1.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,518 ±348	13.3% ±1.8	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Culpeper County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,129 ±973	7.9% ±1.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,482 ±491	11.1% ±3.6	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,970 ±440	7.3% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	677 ±231	5.6% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Culpeper County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Culpeper County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	19,773 ±42	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±1.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.0% ±2.2	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.0% ±2.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$409,200 ±$12,366	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,423 ±$60	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Culpeper County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,473 ±0	15.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,002 ±500	64.3% ±0.9	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,804 ±342	12.5% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	600 ±271	1.1% ±0.5	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	67 to 209	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	131 to 539	0.2% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,018 ±709	5.5% ±1.3	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Culpeper County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	31,114 ±1,018	57.2% ±1.9	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,969 ±1,045	31.2% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	473 to 1,429	0.9% to 2.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,363 ±637	9.9% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,109 ±346	3.9% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,254 ±580	6.0% ±1.1	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Culpeper County among the counties of Virginia

32nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Culpeper County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%
Augusta County	78,940	+1.7%
Fauquier County	76,503	+4.8%
York County	71,374	+1.6%
Pittsylvania County	59,490	−1.5%
Culpeper County	57,666	+9.3%
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%
Harrisonburg city	50,839	−1.7%
Henry County	49,242	−3.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026