Demographics of Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Spotsylvania County, Virginia had 155,388 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,777 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.

Spotsylvania County, in four figures

155,388
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.5%
Change since July 2020: +14,777 people.; 38.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $112,738 ±$4,298
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.

Spotsylvania County, Virginia's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Spotsylvania 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Spotsylvania County, Virginia's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Spotsylvania 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	140,611	100.0	100.0
2021	144,048	102.4	100.2
2022	146,798	104.4	100.7
2023	149,837	106.6	101.6
2024	152,461	108.4	102.5
2025	155,388	110.5	103.1

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Population of Spotsylvania 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	140,611	+514	+77	0	+415
2021	144,048	+3,437	+379	+93	+3,038
2022	146,798	+2,750	+284	+363	+2,110
2023	149,837	+3,039	+476	+530	+2,044
2024	152,461	+2,624	+466	+779	+1,378
2025	155,388	+2,927	+450	+300	+2,199

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±0.3: for men 37.8 ±0.4 and for women 39.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Spotsylvania County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	8,448 ±12	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,296 ±757	18.6% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,107 ±637	8.3% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	38,349 ±855	26.2% ±0.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,181 ±863	26.0% ±0.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,222 ±877	15.2% ±0.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $112,738 ±$4,298, and income per person $48,118 ±$1,427, 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 Spotsylvania County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,925 ±529	7.5% ±1.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,892 ±706	11.2% ±1.3	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,745 ±704	12.9% ±1.3	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,543 ±576	12.5% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,784 ±750	22.5% ±1.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,106 ±647	15.4% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,486 ±594	18.1% ±1.1	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 Spotsylvania County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	10,352 ±1,405	7.1% ±1.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,418 ±555	9.7% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,728 ±766	6.0% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,206 ±372	6.8% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Spotsylvania County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spotsylvania County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	55,427 ±74	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±0.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±1.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±1.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$404,900 ±$8,244	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,779 ±$39	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	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 Spotsylvania County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,628 ±0	13.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	89,359 ±489	61.0% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,495 ±786	16.7% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,901 ±327	2.7% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	166 ±60	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	49 to 213	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	570 ±196	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,353 ±896	5.7% ±0.6	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 Spotsylvania County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	71,398 ±1,899	48.7% ±1.3	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	56,728 ±1,744	38.7% ±1.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,254 ±520	2.2% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,223 ±1,066	10.4% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,803 ±812	6.0% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,420 ±859	4.4% ±0.6	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Spotsylvania County among the counties of Virginia

14th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Spotsylvania County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Richmond city	237,257	+4.6%
Norfolk city	231,013	−2.9%
Newport News city	183,230	−1.5%
Stafford County	170,803	+8.3%
Alexandria city	160,662	+1.0%
Spotsylvania County	155,388	+10.5%
Hampton city	137,315	< +0.1%
Albemarle County	118,356	+5.1%
Hanover County	116,423	+5.6%
Suffolk city	104,699	+10.4%
Frederick County	99,955	+8.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 14 Counties by population in Virginia

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026