Hanover County vs. Spotsylvania County

Hanover County (VA)Spotsylvania County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)107,239134,238
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.4%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)99,850122,449
Population, Census, April 1, 201099,863122,397
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%14.3%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.9%
White alone, percent86.2%75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent9.4%17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.8%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.7%67.4%
Veterans, 2014-20187,40513,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,87248,155
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201881.6%77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$275,800$276,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,730$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$474$465
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,155$1,435
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.0%7.3%
Building permits, 20184871,588
Households, 2014-201838,59943,677
Persons per household, 2014-20182.663.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.5%88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.2%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.8%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)164,727190,400
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)706,432262,529
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,161,419341,742
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,752,1042,160,088
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,405$17,187
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.538.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$88,652$85,330
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,604$35,794
Persons in poverty, percent5.2%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2042,522
Total employment, 201747,05330,960
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,872,7871,135,948
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,4519,102
All firms, 201210,1019,151
Men-owned firms, 20125,9664,528
Women-owned firms, 20123,0603,355
Minority-owned firms, 20127612,026
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,9826,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2151,220
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,3157,301
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.4%9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%33.2%
Population per square mile, 2010213.1304.9
Land area in square miles, 2010468.54401.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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