Stafford County vs. Spotsylvania County

Stafford County (VA)Spotsylvania County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)149,960134,238
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)128,984122,449
Population, Census, April 1, 2010128,961122,397
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.5%14.3%
Female persons, percent49.6%50.9%
White alone, percent71.6%75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent19.5%17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.7%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.4%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.6%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.4%67.4%
Veterans, 2014-201820,29913,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)50,44948,155
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.2%77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$334,600$276,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,156$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$547$465
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,543$1,435
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.1%7.3%
Building permits, 20181,0481,588
Households, 2014-201846,32843,677
Persons per household, 2014-20183.033.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.8%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201896.3%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201892.9%88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.8%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.7%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.3%67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,438190,400
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)287,048262,529
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,247,8822,160,088
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,288$17,187
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201840.938.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$106,773$85,330
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,850$35,794
Persons in poverty, percent5.4%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,3312,522
Total employment, 201733,49730,960
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,429,5831,135,948
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.0%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4089,102
All firms, 20128,5819,151
Men-owned firms, 20124,4964,528
Women-owned firms, 20123,2853,355
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2422,026
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,0666,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,3551,220
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,8167,301
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.0%9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.1%33.2%
Population per square mile, 2010479.5304.9
Land area in square miles, 2010268.96401.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Stafford county (VA) and Spotsylvania county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.