Demographics of Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford County, Virginia had 170,803 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +13,040 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.

Stafford County, in four figures

170,803
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.3%
Change since July 2020: +13,040 people.; 36.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $137,807 ±$4,821
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.

Stafford County, Virginia's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stafford 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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Stafford County, Virginia's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stafford 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	157,763	100.0	100.0
2021	161,625	102.4	100.2
2022	163,226	103.5	100.7
2023	165,794	105.1	101.6
2024	168,788	107.0	102.5
2025	170,803	108.3	103.1

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Population of Stafford 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	157,763	+826	+236	−8	+554
2021	161,625	+3,862	+780	+175	+2,883
2022	163,226	+1,601	+784	+565	+331
2023	165,794	+2,568	+856	+742	+1,026
2024	168,788	+2,994	+814	+878	+1,343
2025	170,803	+2,015	+786	+503	+725

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±0.2: for men 35.5 ±0.1 and for women 37.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stafford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	9,946 ±21	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	32,817 ±981	20.1% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,051 ±653	9.2% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	44,970 ±1,038	27.5% ±0.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	42,034 ±829	25.7% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,648 ±819	11.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $137,807 ±$4,821, and income per person $53,157 ±$1,290, 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 Stafford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,661 ±449	5.1% ±0.9	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,012 ±561	7.7% ±1.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,144 ±609	9.8% ±1.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,943 ±626	11.4% ±1.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,001 ±919	21.0% ±1.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,554 ±687	16.3% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15,011 ±729	28.7% ±1.4	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 Stafford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	7,451 ±1,404	4.7% ±0.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,263 ±541	5.3% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,210 ±814	4.7% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	978 ±245	3.6% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stafford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stafford County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	54,659 ±83	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±0.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.5% ±1.2	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.5% ±1.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$485,100 ±$7,303	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,020 ±$91	$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 Stafford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,085 ±0	16.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	84,188 ±1,072	51.5% ±0.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	31,801 ±958	19.5% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,435 ±440	3.9% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	56 to 208	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,719 ±583	1.1% ±0.4	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,090 ±1,533	7.4% ±0.9	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 Stafford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	61,974 ±1,861	37.9% ±1.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	73,526 ±1,819	45.0% ±1.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,368 ±669	3.3% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,598 ±1,474	13.8% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,436 ±1,113	8.2% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,162 ±1,203	5.6% ±0.7	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Stafford County among the counties of Virginia

12th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Stafford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chesapeake city	255,332	+2.3%
Arlington County	243,931	+2.1%
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%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Counties by population in Virginia
No. 15 Counties by population growth 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