Orange County vs. Spotsylvania County

	Orange County (VA)	Spotsylvania County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,644	134,238
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.2%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,557	122,449
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,481	122,397
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent	82.1%	75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.3%	17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.7%	67.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,122	13,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,239	48,155
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$233,800	$276,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,565	$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$448	$465
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$973	$1,435
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	7.3%
Building permits, 2018	187	1,588
Households, 2014-2018	13,453	43,677
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	3.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.6%	88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.4%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.3%	31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,329	190,400
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	23,882	262,529
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	311,631	2,160,088
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,100	$17,187
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.6	38.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,481	$85,330
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,362	$35,794
Persons in poverty, percent	9.4%	7.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	649	2,522
Total employment, 2017	6,747	30,960
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	243,393	1,135,948
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,455	9,102
All firms, 2012	2,807	9,151
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,614	4,528
Women-owned firms, 2012	915	3,355
Minority-owned firms, 2012	310	2,026
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,420	6,770
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	387	1,220
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,267	7,301
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	33.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	98.2	304.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	340.78	401.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orange county (VA) and Spotsylvania county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.