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22556

Stafford, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
31,785
Median household income
$137,287
People below poverty
6%
Median home value
$486,100

Income

The median income of households in 22556 was $137,287. An estimated 1.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 2.6
$25,000 to $34,999 1.9
$35,000 to $49,999 7.5
$50,000 to $74,999 11.4
$75,000 to $99,999 9.7
$100,000 to $149,999 19.2
$150,000 to $199,999 14.5
$200,000 or more 31.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 98757
Female 66223

An estimated 90% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,057. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 90
Social Security 21.5
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.9

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 22556 in 2020-2024, 90.5% had health insurance coverage and 9.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.2% and public coverage was 26.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2020-2024, 22556 had a total population of 31,785 - 15,193 (47.8%) females and 16,592 (52.2%) males. The median age was 35.5 years. An estimated 29% of the population was under 18 years, 34.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 22556 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1126 926
5 to 9 1199 1230
10 to 14 1732 1397
15 to 19 1274 1017
20 to 24 1160 697
25 to 29 701 825
30 to 34 1101 1270
35 to 39 1589 976
40 to 44 1159 1395
45 to 49 1078 644
50 to 54 854 1114
55 to 59 1292 1261
60 to 64 762 937
65 to 69 808 557
70 to 74 388 412
75 to 79 150 322
80 to 84 130 129
85 and over 89 84

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.8% were White; 13.8% were Black or African American; 6.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.3% were Asian; 6.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.6% of the people in 22556 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 50.7% of the people in 22556 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,665 households in 22556. The average household size was 3.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 67.2% of the households in 22556 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16% of all households, while 10.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 13.6% of all households.

In 22556, 46.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 67.2
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.8% of males and 61.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.7 22.6
Now married, except separated 55.8 61.4
Separated 0.8 2.5
Widowed 1.5 4.1
Divorced 7.2 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 22556, 793 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 81.1% of the people living in 22556 were U.S. natives. 35.6% of the 22556 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.9% of 22556 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 39.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 22556 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 22556.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62
Asia 19.6
Europe 4.6
Africa 12.9
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 22556 in 2020-2024, 28.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 19% of people at least five years old; 13.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 19
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.3
Other languages 2.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 22556 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 1.5
Different county, same state 5.3
Different state 4.3
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 22556 was 9,437 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 591 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,008. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,838.

Educational Attainment of People in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.9
High school diploma or equivalency 22.5
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 22.4
Graduate or professional degree 15.7

Disability

In 22556, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.5% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 22556, 65.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 29.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,292 66.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,519 29.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 534 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 22556 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 2.5
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 19.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 22556 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,381 47.9
Service occupations 2,300 14.9
Sales and office occupations 2,836 18.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,837 11.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,059 6.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.6% of 22556 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.3
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 16.3

In 2020-2024, 22556 had a total of 10,023 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6
Mobile homes 5.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 22556 was 7.5 rooms, and of these housing units 89.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 22556 had 9,665 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 358 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.6% while renters occupied 19.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.47.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.9% and another 44.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 22556:

House Heating Fuel Used in 22556 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.2
Electricity 67.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.5
All other fuels 2.1
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 22556 was $486,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.9 % had a mortgage. 22.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,635 and for owners without a mortgage it was $655.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 22556 was $1,893. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.