Charles City County vs Surry County

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

Charles City County and Surry 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 6,552 in Surry County). Surry County has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $70,339 in Charles City County). Surry County has the higher median home value ($235,200 vs $224,100 in Charles City County).

Population, income & housing

	Charles City County	Surry County
Population	6,686	6,552
Median age	52.6 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,339	$71,458
Median home value	$224,100	$235,200
Median gross rent	$1,076	$858
Housing units	3,269	3,438
Homeownership rate	85.7%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charles City County	Surry County
Population	7,014 → 6,686 (-4.7%)	6,523 → 6,552 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$57,198 → $70,339 (+23.0%)	$57,962 → $71,458 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $224,100 (+33.5%)	$197,800 → $235,200 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,076 (+32.3%)	$903 → $858 (-5.0%)

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

Surry County

Population

6,5236,552

Median household income

$57,962$71,458

Median home value

$197,800$235,200

Median gross rent

$903$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charles City County	Surry County
Under 5	3.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	11.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	20.1%	19.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	15.2%
75 and over	10.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charles City County	Surry County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	54.4%
Black or African American	40.3%	41.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charles City County	Surry County
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charles City County	Surry County
Drove alone	83.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	0.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.5%
Other means	2.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charles City County	Surry County
1-unit, detached	85.3%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Charles City County	Surry County
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	34	43
Median year structure built	1990	1982