Culpeper is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 21,464 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Culpeper is the 49th largest community in Virginia. Culpeper has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Culpeper, where the median household income is $91,429.00.

Also of interest is that Culpeper has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Culpeper telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Culpeper, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.31 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Culpeper citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.17% of adults in Culpeper have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Culpeper in 2022 was $36,677, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,708 for a family of four. However, Culpeper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Culpeper is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Culpeper home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Culpeper residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Culpeper also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.96% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Culpeper include English, Irish, German, European, and Polish.

In addition, Culpeper has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.01%).

The most common language spoken in Culpeper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.