Stony Creek vs Sussex

A side-by-side comparison of Stony Creek and Sussex: population, income, housing, and more.

Stony Creek and Sussex are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stony Creek has the higher population (360 vs 110 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median household income ($83,531 vs $61,326 in Stony Creek). Sussex has the higher median home value ($187,200 vs $153,200 in Stony Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Stony Creek	Sussex
Population	360	110
Median age	46.9 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,326	$83,531
Median home value	$153,200	$187,200
Median gross rent	$914	—
Housing units	184	84
Homeownership rate	71.6%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stony Creek	Sussex
Population	171 → 360 (+110.5%)	356 → 110 (-69.1%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $61,326 (+12.8%)	$67,838 → $83,531 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $153,200 (+36.2%)	$165,400 → $187,200 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $914 (-15.0%)	—

Stony Creek

Population

171360

Median household income

$54,375$61,326

Median home value

$112,500$153,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$914

Sussex

Population

356110

Median household income

$67,838$83,531

Median home value

$165,400$187,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stony Creek	Sussex
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	5.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	0.9%
55 to 64	7.5%	47.3%
65 to 74	20.3%	22.7%
75 and over	10.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stony Creek	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	86.4%
Black or African American	15.3%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stony Creek	Sussex
No high school diploma	6.0%	40.2%
High school graduate	24.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stony Creek	Sussex
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stony Creek	Sussex
1-unit, detached	92.4%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Stony Creek	Sussex
Poverty rate	30.6%	12.8%
Average household size	2.13	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1949	1989