Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Spotsylvania County has a population of 146,603 and has grown 10.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $404,900, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $112,738.

Home price
$404,900
Income
$112,738
Population
146,603
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$404,900county
Median gross rent$1,779county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198016.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,120county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,246county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,015county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,835county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$112,738county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.3%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government24.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time37.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport351138county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths23.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county29county
Public school enrollment24036county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible58.4%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools6county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population146,603county
Land area in square miles402county
People per square mile of land365.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores19county
Share living far from a food store36.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.4%county
Population change since 2020+10.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.2%county
Share of households that are one person19.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.4%county
Second languages14.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents72county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in5,706county
Households that moved away5,049county
Average income of arriving households$72,965county
Average income of departing households$68,974county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year681county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,075 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband95.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk65.3county
Coastal flood risk17.6county
Drought risk46.1county
Landslide risk37.6county
Hail risk53.1county
Earthquake risk76.2county
Tornado risk44.7county
Tropical cyclone risk72.2county
Extreme heat risk74.4county
Winter weather risk56.5county
Strong wind risk76.4county
Wildfire risk17.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Spotsylvania County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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