Northumberland County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Northumberland County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Northumberland County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median age (15th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (81st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,188	8,705,170	334,922,499	2340th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,480	$93,170	$80,734	1468th of 3,221
Median Age	59.5	39.0	38.9	15th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.6%	42.2%	35.7%	542nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$346,800	$383,700	$332,700	434th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,038	$1,579	$1,413	879th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	9.9%	12.5%	2095th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.3%	5.2%	2068th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	63.7	220.5	n/a	1327th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	13.1%	14.1%	1074th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1106th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.1%	67.3%	65.2%	81st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.8	27.3	26.4	249th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	18.3%	15.1%	414th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1513th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.2%	48.7%	46.9%	1813th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.7%	n/a	n/a	2229th 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 Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	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)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	59.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	13.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.2%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	38.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	5,640	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.8%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,438	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.6%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,044	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	37.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,645	$2,790	n/a

Education in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.8%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Northumberland County, Virginia

Statistic	Northumberland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.2%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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