Demographics of Williamsburg city, Virginia

Williamsburg city, Virginia had 15,861 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +402 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.

Williamsburg city, in four figures

15,861
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +402 people.; 23.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,604 ±$10,916
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.

Williamsburg city, Virginia's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Williamsburg city, 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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Williamsburg city, Virginia's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Williamsburg city, 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	15,459	100.0	100.0
2021	15,459	100.0	100.2
2022	15,703	101.6	100.7
2023	16,046	103.8	101.6
2024	15,944	103.1	102.5
2025	15,861	102.6	103.1

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Population of Williamsburg city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,459	+42	−10	+1	+49
2021	15,459	0	−102	+35	+52
2022	15,703	+244	−121	+50	+297
2023	16,046	+343	+5	+64	+268
2024	15,944	−102	−12	+99	−191
2025	15,861	−83	−17	+80	−146

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.7 ±0.9: for men 22.9 ±2.2 and for women 24.1 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Williamsburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	395 ±185	2.5% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,269 ±295	8.0% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,466 ±589	40.9% ±3.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,648 ±340	16.8% ±2.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,256 ±315	14.3% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,764 ±336	17.5% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,604 ±$10,916, and income per person $37,442 ±$4,185, 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 Williamsburg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	857 ±225	17.1% ±4.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	927 ±268	18.5% ±5.3	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	704 ±209	14.0% ±4.1	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	602 ±158	12.0% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	875 ±218	17.4% ±4.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	512 ±158	10.2% ±3.1	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	543 ±135	10.8% ±2.6	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 Williamsburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,071 ±428	18.8% ±3.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	108 to 402	7.1% to 23.9%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,591 ±326	26.2% ±4.9	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	91 to 359	2.8% to 10.9%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Williamsburg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Williamsburg city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	5,799 ±39	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±4.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±3.9	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.2% ±3.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.8% ±5.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$428,100 ±$30,763	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,407 ±$95	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	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 Williamsburg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,318 ±0	8.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,618 ±45	67.2% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,258 ±149	14.3% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,038 ±72	6.6% ±0.5	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 95	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	511 ±174	3.2% ±1.1	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 Williamsburg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,188 ±498	39.2% ±3.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,665 ±451	48.5% ±2.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	331 ±123	2.1% ±0.8	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,614 ±330	10.2% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	778 ±210	4.9% ±1.3	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	836 ±245	5.3% ±1.6	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Williamsburg city among the counties of Virginia

93rd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Williamsburg city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Appomattox County	17,172	+6.3%
Buckingham County	17,137	+1.8%
Giles County	16,564	−1.3%
Manassas Park city	16,560	−3.5%
Bristol city	16,418	−5.2%
Williamsburg city	15,861	+2.6%
Nottoway County	15,796	+1.0%
Floyd County	15,789	+2.1%
Brunswick County	15,727	−0.6%
Clarke County	15,609	+5.3%
Grayson County	15,230	−0.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 53 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 93 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