Williamsburg, Virginia
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 2.6% since 2020.
15,861
people, the 34th-largest of Virginia's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Virginia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
91.4%
of 12,295 jobs located in Williamsburg are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 48% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,407
a month. Virginia's median is $1,579.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $410.
A $410 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Williamsburg city.
- $1,302 Tract 3702
- $1,712 Tract 3703
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$883–$1,325
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,407 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
67% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 300 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 14% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 67% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 1–2% to the 5,799 homes here.
31–123
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 12% more than Virginia's.
$428,100
median home value in Williamsburg.
- $428,100 Williamsburg
- $383,700 Virginia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year