Middlesex County, Virginia

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Middlesex County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median age (50th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (46th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,847	8,705,170	334,922,499	2428th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,060	$93,170	$80,734	834th of 3,221
Median Age	55.5	39.0	38.9	50th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.8%	42.2%	35.7%	532nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$352,200	$383,700	$332,700	408th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,059	$1,579	$1,413	823rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.3%	9.9%	12.5%	2975th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.3%	5.2%	2618th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	83.2	220.5	n/a	1113th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	13.1%	14.1%	1764th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2143rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.4%	67.3%	65.2%	46th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.0	27.3	26.4	173rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.7%	18.3%	15.1%	79th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1370th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.9%	48.7%	46.9%	405th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.2%	n/a	n/a	2504th 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 Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	37.1	60.7	61.4

Age in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	55.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	4,772	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	17.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,083	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,153	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.6%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,778	$2,790	n/a

Education in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.7%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.5%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.5%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Middlesex County, Virginia

Statistic	Middlesex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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