Charles City County vs King and Queen County

A side-by-side comparison of Charles City County and King and Queen County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Charles City County has the higher population (6,686 vs 6,676 in King and Queen County). King and Queen County has the higher median household income ($72,851 vs $70,339 in Charles City County). King and Queen County has the higher median home value ($240,900 vs $224,100 in Charles City County).

Population, income & housing

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
Population	6,686	6,676
Median age	52.6 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,339	$72,851
Median home value	$224,100	$240,900
Median gross rent	$1,076	$982
Housing units	3,269	3,485
Homeownership rate	85.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
Population	7,014 → 6,686 (-4.7%)	7,042 → 6,676 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$57,198 → $70,339 (+23.0%)	$63,982 → $72,851 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $224,100 (+33.5%)	$183,200 → $240,900 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,076 (+32.3%)	$968 → $982 (+1.4%)

Charles City County

Population

7,0146,686

Median household income

$57,198$70,339

Median home value

$167,900$224,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,076

King and Queen County

Population

7,0426,676

Median household income

$63,982$72,851

Median home value

$183,200$240,900

Median gross rent

$968$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
Under 5	3.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	15.6%
75 and over	10.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	66.3%
Black or African American	40.3%	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
Drove alone	83.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	0.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	11.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
1-unit, detached	85.3%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Charles City County	King and Queen County
Poverty rate	11.4%	18.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1990	1990