Westmoreland County, Virginia

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Westmoreland County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (12th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,826	8,705,170	334,922,499	1943rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,398	$93,170	$80,734	1759th of 3,221
Median Age	47.7	39.0	38.9	388th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	42.2%	35.7%	1585th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$269,600	$383,700	$332,700	785th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,018	$1,579	$1,413	936th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.9%	12.5%	1474th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.3%	4.3%	5.2%	385th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	82.1	220.5	n/a	1120th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	13.1%	14.1%	1030th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1452nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	67.3%	65.2%	632nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	42.7	27.3	26.4	12th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	18.3%	15.1%	598th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1646th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.9%	48.7%	46.9%	2801st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.5%	n/a	n/a	2246th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	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)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	8,149	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,344	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	11,448	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,628	$2,790	n/a

Education in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.9%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.2%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.7%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	26.9%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Statistic	Westmoreland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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