Stafford, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stafford, VA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 77,138. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STAFFORD-VA · Stafford, VA 2 ZIPs · 77,138 pop · #1014/25278 · Stafford County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $144,384
  • RANK-TOP #1014/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fredericksburg
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 77,138
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 22556→22554
  • HOME-HIGH $503,750

Nearest income peer: Fredericksburg, VA ( $15,671 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Stafford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Stafford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Stafford, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
77,138
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$144,384
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $144,384 and home value $503,750 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 42.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Stafford as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Jeffersonton is the closest lower-income city and Manakin Sabot the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Stafford.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Stafford differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Stafford: $137,287 in ZIP 22556 to $151,480 in 22554. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

22556 to 22554

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

22556 to 22554

Poverty-rate spread
2.2 points

22554 to 22556

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 22554 skews compact Stafford

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 22554 covers about 67% of Stafford's 77,138 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Stafford

Citywide ZBP: 1,413 establishments, 17,323 employees , annual payroll $907,461k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22554 (999 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (256) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Stafford, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Stafford County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Stafford. See the Stafford County roll-up →

Side-by-side: Compare 22554 vs 22556 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22554 51,463 $151,480 999 299
22556 25,675 $137,287 414 314

Stafford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Stafford, .