Amelia County, Virginia

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Amelia County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (24th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (100th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,462	8,705,170	334,922,499	2259th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,717	$93,170	$80,734	739th of 3,221
Median Age	44.7	39.0	38.9	802nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.6%	42.2%	35.7%	2251st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$282,400	$383,700	$332,700	720th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,164	$1,579	$1,413	599th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	9.9%	12.5%	2516th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.3%	5.2%	2067th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.9	220.5	n/a	1797th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	13.1%	14.1%	2107th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2357th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.5%	67.3%	65.2%	299th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	40.1	27.3	26.4	24th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	18.3%	15.1%	679th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1433rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.5%	48.7%	46.9%	100th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.1%	n/a	n/a	2307th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	5,417	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	76.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.4%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,492	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.9%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	5,815	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,079	$2,790	n/a

Education in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.1%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	11.7%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.6%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Amelia County, Virginia

Statistic	Amelia County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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