Surry County, Virginia

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Surry County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (15th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,549	8,705,170	334,922,499	2772nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,041	$93,170	$80,734	672nd of 3,221
Median Age	50.4	39.0	38.9	204th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.1%	42.2%	35.7%	1007th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$238,800	$383,700	$332,700	1002nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$983	$1,579	$1,413	1055th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.9%	12.5%	2330th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.3%	5.2%	1260th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.5	220.5	n/a	2191st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	13.1%	14.1%	2111th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1164th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.5%	67.3%	65.2%	718th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	41.8	27.3	26.4	15th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	18.3%	15.1%	2213th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1884th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.3%	48.7%	46.9%	665th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.1%	n/a	n/a	2779th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	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)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	50.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,830	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.4%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,994	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,451	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.9%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,651	$2,790	n/a

Education in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.6%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	8.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	30.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Surry County, Virginia

Statistic	Surry County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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