Sussex County, Virginia

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Sussex County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (74th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,765	8,705,170	334,922,499	2435th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,530	$93,170	$80,734	1747th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	39.0	38.9	1883rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.5%	42.2%	35.7%	2599th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$183,800	$383,700	$332,700	1588th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$907	$1,579	$1,413	1403rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	9.9%	12.5%	2073rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.3%	5.2%	1889th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.0	220.5	n/a	2247th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	13.1%	14.1%	2756th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2599th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.7%	67.3%	65.2%	2329th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.4	27.3	26.4	74th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	18.3%	15.1%	1644th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	1997th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	48.7%	46.9%	2764th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.7%	n/a	n/a	2349th 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 Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	40.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	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)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	40.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.0%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	3,785	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	41.0%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,317	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	4,706	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.1%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,078	$2,790	n/a

Education in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	16.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.0%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.7%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sussex County, Virginia

Statistic	Sussex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.3%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	14.3%	16.7%

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