22554 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 22554, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

22554 is a zip code in Stafford County, Virginia, which covers Aquia, Garrisonville, Griffis-Widewater, Hartwood, and Rock Hill, with a total population of 59,590 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 22554 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 22554.

The estimated population of people living in 22554 is 59,590, with a median age of 35.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 22554 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
59,590
+3.66%
+8.15%
2020
57,488
+0.07%
-
2019
57,447
+2.55%
-
2018
56,016
+1.67%
-
2017
55,098
 - -

Population of 22554 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 22554 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
51.4%
58.6%
 -12.29%
Black/African American
21.5%
18.8%
 +14.36%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
15.1%
14.1%
 +7.09%
Asian
3.9%
3.5%
 +11.43%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
7.3%
4.4%
 +65.91%
Other
0.5%
0.4%
 +25.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 22554 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 22554 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 22554 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 22554 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.2 +1.44% 35.2 +3.83% 35.1 -0.28%
2020 34.7 -0.57% 33.9 -2.87% 35.2 +0.57%
2019 34.9 0% 34.9 +0.29% 35 0%
2018 34.9 0% 34.8 +0.87% 35 -0.85%
2017 34.9 - 34.5 - 35.3 -

The median age of the 22554 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 22554 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,934 -12.45% 3,612 +8.42% 3,461 3,921
10 to 19 4,568 +12.82% 4,263 +12.02% 5,175 4,769
20 to 29 3,833 +11.21% 3,371 +11.24% 4,262 3,730
30 to 39 4,696 -3.94% 4,147 +10.22% 4,494 4,580
40 to 49 3,921 +21.5% 4,018 +4.74% 4,785 4,203
50 to 59 4,125 +12.6% 4,092 +6.69% 4,667 4,371
60 to 69 2,165 -1.74% 2,178 +4.64% 2,126 2,275
70+ 1,102 +29.47% 1,073 +21.24% 1,458 1,313

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 22554 zip code is $126,698.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 22554.

  • Under 25
    $45,833.00
  • 25 to 44
    $119,147.00
  • 45 to 64
    $157,000.00
  • 65 and over
    $90,658.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 22554 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 22554, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 22554 is currently $144,702.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

21.59% of households in 22554 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 22554 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    3.33%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    7.70%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.66%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.57%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    23.56%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.58%
  • $200,000 or more
    21.59%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 22554 is $47,490.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 22554 by the total population of 22554.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 22554 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 22554 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    21.76%
  • Bachelor's degree
    42.04%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.88%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.98%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.34%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 22554 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 22554 zip over the age of 16 is 45,810.

Of those people, a total of 71.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 22554 is 66.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 22554 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,546 35.10% 16.30%
20 to 24 years 3,594 78.00% 6.30%
25 to 29 years 4,398 79.80% 6.80%
30 to 34 years 4,347 77.20% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 9,327 85.60% 2.40%
45 to 54 years 9,463 85.10% 1.80%
55 to 59 years 3,963 73.70% 1.80%
60 to 64 years 2,582 64.60% 2.90%
65 to 74 years 3,210 32.60% 4.30%
75 years and over 1,380 3.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 22554. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 26,533 70.00% 3.70%
Black or African American 10,262 75.30% 3.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 54 42.60% 0.00%
Asian 1,934 65.70% 4.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.00% 0.00%
Other 3,535 74.20% 1.00%
Two or more races 3,486 69.70% 4.40%
Hispanic or Latino 6,361 72.80% 1.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,395 70.00% 3.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 22554 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 22554 is 30,401, with median earnings of $60,246.00.

Women in 22554 are earning approximately 58.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 30,401 $60,246.00
Male 16,300 $76,035.00
Female 14,101 $44,545.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 22554 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,285 $102,305.00
Business and Financial 2,642 $93,849.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,861 $120,240.00
Architecture and Engineering 696 $86,350.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 247 $99,375.00
Community and Social Service 310 $57,575.00
Legal 458 $92,500.00
Educational and Library 2,130 $52,124.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 612 $75,039.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,608 $63,467.00
Healthcare Support 817 $27,634.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 966 $74,691.00
Law Enforcement 866 $83,030.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,101 $15,932.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 652 $31,667.00
Personal Care and Service 990 $26,119.00
Sales 2,279 $21,771.00
Office and Administrative Support 3,389 $45,846.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 103 $4,929.00
Construction and Extraction 1,483 $41,906.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 800 $66,389.00
Production 358 $38,636.00
Transportation and Material Moving 996 $32,670.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 22554 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 22554.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,023 $120,590.00 1,262 $76,573.00
Business and Financial 1,536 $101,146.00 1,106 $91,731.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,314 $131,044.00 547 $94,306.00
Architecture and Engineering 583 $87,723.00 113 $83,797.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 86 $126,600.00 161 $82,708.00
Community and Social Service 72 $62,955.00 238 $56,618.00
Legal 211 $119,776.00 247 $86,479.00
Educational and Library 654 $73,705.00 1,476 $37,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 185 $70,750.00 427 $75,384.00
Healthcare Practitioners 387 $41,048.00 1,221 $67,025.00
Healthcare Support 67 $37,788.00 750 $27,603.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 845 $75,160.00 121 $41,625.00
Law Enforcement 769 $82,740.00 97 $84,107.00
Food Preparation and Serving 420 $15,730.00 681 $16,448.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 406 $45,682.00 246 $18,567.00
Personal Care and Service 186 $11,161.00 804 $26,679.00
Sales 1,011 $31,225.00 1,268 $20,000.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,005 $76,578.00 2,384 $42,777.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 58 $3,868.00 45 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,375 $45,708.00 108 $18,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 623 $78,260.00 177 $41,505.00
Production 220 $61,696.00 138 $26,081.00
Transportation and Material Moving 729 $34,172.00 267 $25,394.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 18,963 households in 22554, with an average household size of 3.06 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 15,252 families living in the 22554 zip code with an average family size of 3.42 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 22554:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 12,377 888 1,987 3,711
Average Household Size 3.52 3.27 3.49 1.25
Total Families 12,377 888 1,987 0
Average Household Size 3.5 2.84 3.23 0

Poverty

Of the 15,252 families living in 22554, 1.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 22554:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 20,001 housing units in 22554.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 18,963 94.81%
Vacant 1,038 5.19%

20.43% of the total 20,001 housing units in 22554 are rental units. This is approximately 4,086 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,785 are occupied by the owner - or 73.92% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 22554 is $1,764.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 22554 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    92
  • Less than $500
    32
  • $500 to $999
    110
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    958
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,783
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    832
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    279
  • $3,000 or more
    92

Property Value

The median value of a property in 22554 is $382,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 22554 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    363
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    300
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    189
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    348
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,355
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    8,114
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,895
  • $1,000,000 or more
    221

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 22554. The chart below shows the number of properties in 22554 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    219
  • 1940 to 1949
    167
  • 1950 to 1959
    214
  • 1960 to 1969
    353
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,943
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,583
  • 1990 to 1999
    5,528
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,526
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,332
  • 2014 or later
    136

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 22554 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    306
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,134
  • 2 vehicles available
    8,633
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    6,890

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 22554 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 22554 that commute to work in a particular way.

39.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 22554.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    533
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,236
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,840
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,575
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,089
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,410
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,368
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    745
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,359
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    4,059
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    5,166
  • 90 or more minutes
    2,044

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 22554 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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