With 10,176 people, Warrenton is a city in Virginia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 3,506 people. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 2,323 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $478,300. 8% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,331, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Warrenton
What changed most since 1990
Population4,830 → 10,176(+111%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.8% → 46.1%(+26.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants52.9% → 63.0%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Warrenton's population equals 14% of Fauquier County's. Its number of households without a car equals 31% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 7.4% 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)34.5%(141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45.7%(187)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 409 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
Warrenton, decade by decade
Warrenton 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
1990
4,830
$78,878
$287,048
19.8%
40.0
2000
6,670
$92,467
$258,493
25.7%
45.6
2010
9,611
$93,408
$485,086
29.8%
53.2
2020
10,057
$89,695
$408,457
36.4%
60.4
2024
10,176
$83,331
$478,300
46.1%
59.2
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.
