New Kent County, Virginia

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New Kent County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (47th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (131st of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,105	8,705,170	334,922,499	1656th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$123,314	$93,170	$80,734	47th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	39.0	38.9	1252nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.4%	42.2%	35.7%	336th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$393,600	$383,700	$332,700	301st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,721	$1,579	$1,413	131st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.7%	9.9%	12.5%	3194th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2867th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	119.5	220.5	n/a	869th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	13.1%	14.1%	1208th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1026th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	92.6%	67.3%	65.2%	8th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.2	27.3	26.4	219th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.9%	18.3%	15.1%	220th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2143rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	67.6%	48.7%	46.9%	19th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.9%	n/a	n/a	556th 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 New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.6	60.7	61.4

Age in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	9,263	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	80.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.0%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	16.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,739	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	26.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,795	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	92.6%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	7.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,503	$2,790	n/a

Education in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.2%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.5%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.9%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	12.9%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in New Kent County, Virginia

Statistic	New Kent County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.7%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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