Culpeper is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 20,764 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Culpeper is the 49th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Culpeper, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Culpeper, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Culpeper’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Culpeper does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,940.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Culpeper is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Culpeper is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Culpeper who work in office and administrative support (11.26%), teaching (9.89%), and sales jobs (9.55%). Also of interest is that Culpeper has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Culpeper is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Culpeper, the average commute to work is 30.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Culpeper citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.29% of adults in Culpeper have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Culpeper in 2022 was $36,432, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,728 for a family of four. However, Culpeper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Culpeper is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Culpeper home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Culpeper residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Culpeper also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Culpeper include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Culpeper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
