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Short Pump, Virginia

Census designated place in Henrico County, Virginia · ZIP 23059, 23060, 23233

  • Henrico County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 7 public schools
  • 28,177 (2019-2023 estimate)Population
  • 11,226Households
  • $132,194Median household income
  • $543,000Median home value
  • 7Public schools
  • 3ZIP codes

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+16,727.5%
020k40k2000: 18220002010: 24,72920102020: 30,626202018230,626
Population of Short Pump at each census
CensusPopulation
2000182
201024,729
202030,626

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Short Pump
Under $50k15.7%
$50k to $100k20.8%
$100k to $150k19%
$150k to $200k13.8%
$200k and over30.7%

Median household income $132,194 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Short Pump
Owner occupied
6,336 units
Renter occupied
4,890 units
Vacancy rate
3.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Short Pump compared with its county and state
Short Pump compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureShort PumpHenrico CountyVirginia
Population28,177334,4348,657,499
Median household income$132,194$86,397$90,974
Median age38.539.438.8
Median home value$543,000$333,600$360,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher73.9%45.7%41.5%
Foreign-born residents25.3%13.9%12.9%
Owner-occupied homes56.4%64.6%67.2%
Mean commute to work21.4 minutes22.5 minutes27.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Short Pump7
Public schools in Short Pump, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Colonial Trail ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Henrico County Public Schools
Nuckols Farm ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Henrico County Public Schools
Short Pump ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Henrico County Public Schools
Twin Hickory ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Henrico County Public Schools
Pocahontas MiddlePublic6–8Henrico County Public Schools
Short Pump MiddlePublic6–8Henrico County Public Schools
Deep Run HighPublic9–12Henrico County Public Schools

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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