Woodbridge is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 44,668 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Woodbridge is the 24th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Woodbridge, 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 Woodbridge, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Woodbridge’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Woodbridge does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,370.00.
Also of interest is that Woodbridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
In Woodbridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of Woodbridge citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.73% of adults in Woodbridge have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Woodbridge in 2022 was $42,482, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,928 for a family of four. However, Woodbridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Woodbridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Woodbridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Woodbridge, accounting for 45.69% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Woodbridge residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Woodbridge include German, English, Irish, Ghanian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Woodbridge's cultural character, accounting for 38.22% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Woodbridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.