Culpeper is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 21,012 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Culpeper is the 49th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Culpeper was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Culpeper economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Culpeper, where the median household income is $91,429.00.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 (11.24%), management occupations (9.22%), and sales jobs (8.57%). 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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Culpeper, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.31 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Culpeper citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.17% of adults in Culpeper have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Culpeper in 2022 was $36,677, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,708 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 23.96% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Culpeper include English, Irish, German, European, and Polish. Culpeper also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.01%. The most common language spoken in Culpeper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
