Powhatan County, Virginia

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Powhatan County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (94th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,555	8,705,170	334,922,499	1429th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$110,537	$93,170	$80,734	94th of 3,221
Median Age	45.8	39.0	38.9	628th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.0%	42.2%	35.7%	464th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$416,000	$383,700	$332,700	257th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,168	$1,579	$1,413	590th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.6%	9.9%	12.5%	3198th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.3%	5.2%	2214th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	121.3	220.5	n/a	855th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	13.1%	14.1%	1495th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	567th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	93.2%	67.3%	65.2%	7th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.6	27.3	26.4	266th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.1%	18.3%	15.1%	72nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2271st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.9%	48.7%	46.9%	66th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	245th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	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)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.4	60.7	61.4

Age in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	45.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	11,325	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	76.4%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.7%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,923	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.8%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	12,021	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	95.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	6.8%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,448	$2,790	n/a

Education in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.1%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.9%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.0%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Powhatan County, Virginia

Statistic	Powhatan County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	14.3%	16.7%

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