Facts
- Population
- 231,105 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -2.9 %
- Net migration
- -2,298 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0 % (2025)
- State
- Virginia
- Population base, April 2020
- 238,029 (2020)
- Births
- 3,052 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 13.2
- Deaths
- 2,123 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.2
- Natural change, 2023
- 929
- International migration
- 1,185 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -3,483 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -9.9
- Postal code
- VA
- FIPS code
- 51710
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0 % |
| 2024 | 3.5 % |
| 2023 | 3.2 % |
| 2022 | 3.4 % |
| 2021 | 5.7 % |
| 2020 | 9.2 % |
| 2019 | 3.5 % |
| 2018 | 3.7 % |
| 2017 | 4.6 % |
| 2016 | 5.3 % |
| 2015 | 5.5 % |
| 2014 | 6.2 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 231,105 |
| 2023 | 231,378 |
| 2022 | 232,766 |
| 2021 | 234,920 |
| 2020 | 237,813 |