Facts
- Population
- 168,919 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 7.6 %
- Net migration
- 1,794 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3 % (2025)
- State
- Virginia
- Population base, April 2020
- 156,937 (2020)
- Births
- 1,827 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.8
- Deaths
- 965 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 5.7
- Natural change, 2023
- 862
- International migration
- 765 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 1,029 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 10.6
- Postal code
- VA
- FIPS code
- 51179
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 2.6 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 3.4 % |
| 2020 | 5.5 % |
| 2019 | 2.6 % |
| 2018 | 2.8 % |
| 2017 | 3.4 % |
| 2016 | 3.7 % |
| 2015 | 4.4 % |
| 2014 | 5.2 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 168,919 |
| 2023 | 165,821 |
| 2022 | 163,233 |
| 2021 | 161,588 |
| 2020 | 157,767 |