With 29,026 people, Short Pump is a city in Virginia. 75% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 28,844 people. Households here earn about 49% more than in Virginia as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households take in $138,845 a year at the median, 69% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $138,845, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
75% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 156%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Short Pump
What changed most since 2000
Population182 → 29,026(+15,848%)US over the same years: +19%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.6% → 75.1%(+67.4 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Asian share0.0% → 23.7%(+23.7 pts)US over the same years: +2.3 pts
Short Pump's population equals 8.6% of Henrico County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 15% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)46.3%(471)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(323)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.6%(148)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,017 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Short Pump, decade by decade
Short Pump population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
182
$110,267
$222,060
7.6%
20.0
2010
24,729
$139,766
$566,221
71.1%
55.1
2020
30,626
$129,405
$509,905
73.0%
73.4
2024
29,026
$138,845
$568,900
75.1%
73.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
