Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,516	8,705,170	334,922,499	1464th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,045	$93,170	$80,734	2326th of 3,221
Median Age	49.2	39.0	38.9	273rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	42.2%	35.7%	1881st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$192,600	$383,700	$332,700	1490th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$823	$1,579	$1,413	1939th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	9.9%	12.5%	1053rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	4.3%	5.2%	2753rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.8	220.5	n/a	1564th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	13.1%	14.1%	1494th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2182nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.3%	67.3%	65.2%	2463rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	27.3	26.4	1270th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	18.3%	15.1%	1805th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1587th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.3%	48.7%	46.9%	2892nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.3%	n/a	n/a	2952nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	32.4%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	49.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	13,569	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,701	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	19,315	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.7%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$859	$2,790	n/a

Education in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	14.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.4%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.0%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	14.3%	16.7%

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