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Williamsburg

Virginia · 15,861 residents (2025 est.) · 8.94 sq mi
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Williamsburg is home to 15,798 people in Virginia. The median age is 23.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US counties rank higher on income. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. 3,800 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
15,798
+32%since 2000
from 11,998 in 2000
15,861 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,768 / sq mi
+28%since 2009
from 1,380 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
23.7
+5%since 2000
from 22.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8.94 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
11K12K14K15K16K19902000201020202024Williamsburg
202416K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 52.5%(395)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 92.9%(453)
US avg: 6%
10 to 142.7%(425)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1923.4%(3,696)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2420%(3,161)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.9%(1,401)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 447.9%(1,247)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 545.1%(801)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.2%(1,455)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(1,502)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(933)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(329)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,604
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,093 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,442
+103%since 2000
from $18,483 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.4%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 27.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 18.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.527
+13%since 2010
from 0.466 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade2.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$428,100
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $182,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,407
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $616 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
53.2%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 44.3% in 2000
46.8% rent
Vacancy rate
13.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.19 people
+11%since 2009
from 1.98 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.3%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.5%
+11.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.7
−25%since 2009
from 7.5 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.
Gentrification Score
18
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.9%(9,352)
Black13.3%(1,593)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(302)
Asian4.6%(546)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.2%(10,618)
Black14.3%(2,258)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,318)
Asian6.6%(1,038)
Other3.6%(566)
Diversity Score
64
+32%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
+30%since 2020
from 15 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Salvadoran3.1%(485)
Puerto Rican1.5%(244)
Mexican0.9%(146)
Venezuelan0.5%(81)
Cuban0.4%(57)
Chilean0.3%(50)
Spaniard0.2%(38)
Panamanian0.2%(34)
Colombian0.2%(30)
Argentine0.1%(17)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(11)
Bolivian0.1%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese2.5%(397)
Filipino1.3%(212)
Korean0.8%(120)
Asian Indian0.6%(95)
Vietnamese0.6%(87)
Nepalese0.4%(61)
Taiwanese0.2%(33)
Japanese0.1%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(15)
Chamorro0.1%(10)
Ancestry
English16.9%(2,662)
Irish14.6%(2,311)
German13%(2,055)
Italian7.3%(1,157)
American5%(790)
Scottish3%(475)
French2.5%(392)
Polish2.2%(351)
West Indian1.4%(215)
Arab1.1%(174)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(145)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
British0.9%(139)
Swedish0.8%(134)
Norwegian0.8%(125)
Dutch0.7%(114)
Danish0.7%(103)
Lithuanian0.6%(90)
Jamaican0.5%(84)
Czech0.5%(79)
Welsh0.5%(74)
Hungarian0.4%(68)
Haitian0.4%(62)
Ukrainian0.4%(58)
Iranian0.3%(54)
Armenian0.3%(49)
Russian0.3%(48)
Romanian0.3%(47)
Nigerian0.2%(36)
Portuguese0.2%(26)
Swiss0.2%(25)
Australian0.2%(24)
Slovak0.2%(24)
Canadian0.1%(21)
Moroccan0.1%(17)
Palestinian0.1%(17)
Belgian0.1%(17)
Brazilian0.1%(16)
Syrian0.1%(14)
Lebanese0.1%(12)
Serbian0.1%(12)
Greek0.1%(10)
Latvian0%(5)
Finnish0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 45.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
22.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.5 min
+40%since 2000
from 13.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
57.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 56.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.1%
+13.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
11.8%
−12.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
48.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 49.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
Female
53.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 55.7% in 2009
Foreign born
10.2%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2012
from 6.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2013
from 7.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+10.0 ptssince 2017
from 82.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 96.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
72.2%
+7.0 ptssince 2020
from 65.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 85.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 3.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married60.1%(3,953)
Married33.9%(2,226)
Widowed2.8%(185)
Divorced3.2%(212)
Women 15+
Never married60.2%(4,785)
Married25.9%(2,061)
Widowed6.9%(551)
Divorced6.9%(552)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2013
from 7.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.9%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 7.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 23.7% 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)16.3%(146)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(209)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.7%(392)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 898 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 Williamsburg, Virginia?

Williamsburg, Virginia has about 15,798 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Williamsburg, Virginia?

The typical household in Williamsburg, Virginia earns about $75,604 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Williamsburg, Virginia expensive?

In Williamsburg, Virginia, the median home is worth about $428,100, and the typical rent is about $1,407 a month.

How educated are people in Williamsburg, Virginia?

About 45.8% of adults age 25 and over in Williamsburg, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Williamsburg, Virginia?

About 18.8% of people in Williamsburg, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Williamsburg, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Williamsburg, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,268 residents, a change of about 37 percent over that period.

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