Moving to Williamsburg, Virginia

About Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg

Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east.

English settlers founded Williamsburg in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers, and farther inland than their headquarters at Jamestown. The city functioned as the capital of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and became the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges in the South. Its alumni include three U.S. presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation's early history.

The city's tourism-based economy is driven by Colonial Williamsburg, the city's restored Historic Area. Along with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown, Williamsburg forms part of the Historic Triangle, which annually attracts more than four million tourists. Modern Williamsburg is also a college town, inhabited in large part by William & Mary students, faculty and staff.

Gender
Gender Williamsburg Virginia Country
Female 53.3% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 46.7% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Williamsburg Virginia Country
Less than $10,000 6.1% 4.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2% 3.3% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.2% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.8% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.6% 10.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9% 17.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2% 9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 10.6% 11.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Williamsburg Virginia Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 19% 24% 27.0%
Other College 16% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 26% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 5% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Williamsburg Virginia Country
White 67.9% 61.2% 60.1%
African American 15.2% 18.7% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 6.6% 6.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 7.2% 9.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity