Caroline County vs Powhatan County

A side-by-side comparison of Caroline County and Powhatan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Caroline County and Powhatan County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caroline County has the higher population (31,541 vs 31,074 in Powhatan County). Powhatan County has the higher median household income ($110,667 vs $86,267 in Caroline County). Powhatan County has the higher median home value ($381,300 vs $283,100 in Caroline County).

Population, income & housing

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
Population	31,541	31,074
Median age	39.4 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$86,267	$110,667
Median home value	$283,100	$381,300
Median gross rent	$1,201	$1,107
Housing units	12,693	11,841
Homeownership rate	81.7%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
Population	30,381 → 31,541 (+3.8%)	28,815 → 31,074 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$65,103 → $86,267 (+32.5%)	$89,090 → $110,667 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$206,000 → $283,100 (+37.4%)	$279,200 → $381,300 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,093 → $1,201 (+9.9%)	$980 → $1,107 (+13.0%)

Caroline County

Population

30,38131,541

Median household income

$65,103$86,267

Median home value

$206,000$283,100

Median gross rent

$1,093$1,201

Powhatan County

Population

28,81531,074

Median household income

$89,090$110,667

Median home value

$279,200$381,300

Median gross rent

$980$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
Under 5	6.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.2%
75 and over	6.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	84.8%
Black or African American	23.5%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
No high school diploma	10.7%	8.5%
High school graduate	39.3%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
Drove alone	74.1%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.2%	5.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	3.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	19.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
1-unit, detached	85.6%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Caroline County	Powhatan County
Poverty rate	11.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1992	1995