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Sudley

Virginia · 19,162 residents · 2.76 sq mi
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With 19,162 people, Sudley is a city in Virginia. 48% of residents were born outside the United States. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 11,443 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 6,953 people per square mile. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

19,162
+148%since 2000
from 7,719 in 2000
1990 – 2024
6,953 / sq mi
+145%since 2009
from 2,841 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
35.1
+9%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.76 sq mi
Population, 19902024
6K10K13K17K20K19902000201020202024Sudley
202419K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.4%(1,420)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.3%(1,595)
US avg: 6%
10 to 149.1%(1,747)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(909)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(928)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(2,911)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.5%(2,975)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(2,500)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(1,969)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.8%(1,308)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(688)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(212)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$94,309
−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,033 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$32,026
+22%since 2000
from $26,322 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.9%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
10.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.364
+3%since 2010
from 0.353 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade18.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance10.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical9.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Other services2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration1.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$424,800
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$2,139
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $994 in 2000
US average: $1,442
61.6%
−18.4 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
38.4% rent
3.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
3.46 people
+22%since 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
32.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
57.8%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
4.5
+9%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72%(5,554)
Black11.8%(907)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(717)
Asian3.7%(284)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic19.6%(3,753)
Black7.6%(1,457)
Hispanic / Latino60.3%(11,556)
Asian8.4%(1,610)
Other4.1%(786)
73
−5%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American39.5%(7,577)
Salvadoran22.4%(4,284)
Guatemalan9%(1,717)
Mexican8.4%(1,614)
Honduran8%(1,540)
South American6.8%(1,310)
Peruvian3.3%(625)
Puerto Rican1.7%(335)
Bolivian1.5%(283)
Ecuadorian1.1%(218)
Argentine0.7%(129)
Spaniard0.5%(98)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.2%(46)
Nicaraguan0.2%(36)
Chilean0%(9)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(309)
Nepalese1.3%(247)
Filipino1.1%(209)
Pakistani1%(184)
Korean0.7%(139)
Kazakh0.7%(132)
Bangladeshi0.6%(120)
Laotian0.4%(79)
Vietnamese0.2%(37)
Japanese0.1%(21)
Ancestry
German6.4%(1,230)
Irish5%(952)
English3.1%(597)
American3%(569)
Italian2.8%(544)
Arab1.6%(300)
Russian1.4%(266)
Norwegian0.9%(179)
French0.8%(145)
West Indian0.7%(141)
Scottish0.6%(106)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
Iraqi0.5%(97)
Belgian0.5%(87)
Ukrainian0.4%(83)
Greek0.3%(67)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(65)
Jamaican0.3%(57)
Brazilian0.3%(56)
Syrian0.3%(48)
Polish0.2%(39)
Slovak0.2%(39)
Somali0.1%(26)
Egyptian0.1%(23)
Nigerian0.1%(19)
Jordanian0.1%(16)
Swedish0.1%(16)
Turkish0.1%(16)
Ethiopian0.1%(13)
Lebanese0.1%(12)
Swiss0.1%(10)
Dutch0%(8)
Czech0%(6)
Section 05

Education

24.3%
−6.8 ptssince 2000
from 31.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
74.5%
−12.4 ptssince 2000
from 86.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
9.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

34.6 min
+31%since 2000
from 26.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
69.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 67.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
9.4%
−15.3 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
1.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
11.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
4.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
3.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

6.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
68.7%
−8.1 ptssince 2011
from 76.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.6%
−11.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
7.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
32.3%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

52.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
47.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
47.5%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
6.7%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
9.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 7.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
22.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 26.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
90.4%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 96.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
86.7%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
35.4%
−16.0 ptssince 2016
from 51.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
48.8%
+15.4 ptssince 2016
from 33.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(2,945)
Married52.2%(4,016)
Widowed4.5%(346)
Divorced5%(381)
Women 15+
Never married37.1%(2,487)
Married52.2%(3,504)
Widowed3.9%(263)
Divorced6.8%(458)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

22.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 26.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
46.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2020
from 51.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
11.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 8.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
22.3%
+10.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
54.0%
−8.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+13.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)39.6%(368)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.9%(352)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(253)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(104)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 929 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sudley, Virginia?

Sudley, Virginia has about 19,162 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sudley, Virginia?

The typical household in Sudley, Virginia earns about $94,309 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sudley, Virginia expensive?

In Sudley, Virginia, the median home is worth about $424,800, and the typical rent is about $2,139 a month.

How educated are people in Sudley, Virginia?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Sudley, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sudley, Virginia?

About 10.2% of people in Sudley, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sudley, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Sudley, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,841 residents, a change of about 162 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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