Spotsylvania County vs. Hanover County

Spotsylvania County (VA)Hanover County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)134,238107,239
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,44999,850
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,39799,863
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.7%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.3%17.7%
Female persons, percent50.9%51.1%
White alone, percent75.8%86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent17.1%9.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.6%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.4%83.7%
Veterans, 2014-201813,5147,405
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.2%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)48,15541,872
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.7%81.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$276,800$275,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,754$1,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$465$474
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,435$1,155
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.3%8.0%
Building permits, 20181,588487
Households, 2014-201843,67738,599
Persons per household, 2014-20183.002.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.1%92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.1%85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.2%93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.5%39.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)190,400164,727
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)262,529706,432
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)341,7423,161,419
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,160,0881,752,104
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,187$17,405
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201838.325.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$85,330$88,652
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,794$39,604
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%5.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,5223,204
Total employment, 201730,96047,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,135,9481,872,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,1028,451
All firms, 20129,15110,101
Men-owned firms, 20124,5285,966
Women-owned firms, 20123,3553,060
Minority-owned firms, 20122,026761
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,7708,982
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2201,215
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,3018,315
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.7%5.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.2%23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010304.9213.1
Land area in square miles, 2010401.50468.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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