
Virginia · Census place 84976
West Springfield, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of West Springfield, Virginia (West Springfield, VA — Census place “West Springfield CDP”) is 22,905 residents, ranking #53 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $157,800, the median home is worth $612,200 and median gross rent runs $2,426 a month. Looking for the West Springfield Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve West Springfield, VA: 22152.
- Population
- 22,905West Springfield CDP residents
- Median household income
- $157,800Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $612,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,426Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.5%Owner-occupied households
West Springfield ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West Springfield.
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What the numbers mean in West Springfield CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Springfield CDP median would spend about 18.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.7% of residents and 83.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
West Springfield CDP, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
West Springfield CDP is a mid-size town in Virginia, with 22,905 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #53 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 39.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in West Springfield CDP earn a median of $157,800 a year, 100.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 90% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 3.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in West Springfield CDP is valued at $612,200, 101.8% above the national figure and 110% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,426 a month, 72.5% above the national figure, or roughly $29,112 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 83.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Leesylvania CDP 22,848
- Hopewell city 22,944
- Christiansburg town 22,820
- Cherry Hill CDP 23,443
- Waynesboro city 22,574
- Chester CDP 23,519
- McNair CDP 22,451
- Chantilly CDP 23,744
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of West Springfield CDP?
- West Springfield CDP has 22,905 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #53 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in West Springfield CDP?
- Median household income in West Springfield CDP is $157,800 a year, 100.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Springfield CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,426 a month and the median home value is $612,200, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
- Is West Springfield CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West Springfield CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this West Springfield CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.