Southampton County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,964	8,705,170	334,922,499	1991st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,795	$93,170	$80,734	1139th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	39.0	38.9	437th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	42.2%	35.7%	1991st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,200	$383,700	$332,700	1243rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$930	$1,579	$1,413	1281st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	9.9%	12.5%	2725th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.3%	5.2%	953rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.0	220.5	n/a	2005th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	13.1%	14.1%	2110th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1401st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	67.3%	65.2%	1351st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.1	27.3	26.4	225th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	18.3%	15.1%	2580th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2173rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	48.7%	46.9%	1884th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.8%	n/a	n/a	1883rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.3	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	31.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	6,868	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.0%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,045	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,810	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.1%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,418	$2,790	n/a

Education in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.9%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.7%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Southampton County, Virginia

Statistic	Southampton County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	14.3%	16.7%

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