Woodbridge is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 44,668 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Woodbridge is the 24th largest community in Virginia.Woodbridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodbridge is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodbridge who work in management occupations (10.78%), office and administrative support (9.18%), and sales jobs (9.05%). Also of interest is that Woodbridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Woodbridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.33 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Woodbridge citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.81% of adults in Woodbridge have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Woodbridge in 2022 was $40,321, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,284 for a family of four. However, Woodbridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodbridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Woodbridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Woodbridge, accounting for 41.50% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Woodbridge residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Woodbridge include German, Ethiopian, English, Irish, and Ghanian. Woodbridge also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.03%. The most common language spoken in Woodbridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
