Charlotte County vs Middlesex County

A side-by-side comparison of Charlotte County and Middlesex County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Charlotte County has the higher population (11,475 vs 10,774 in Middlesex County). Middlesex County has the higher median household income ($74,154 vs $48,892 in Charlotte County). Middlesex County has the higher median home value ($299,800 vs $144,000 in Charlotte County).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
Population	11,475	10,774
Median age	45.2 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,892	$74,154
Median home value	$144,000	$299,800
Median gross rent	$682	$1,071
Housing units	5,973	7,140
Homeownership rate	71.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
Population	12,040 → 11,475 (-4.7%)	10,675 → 10,774 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$40,573 → $48,892 (+20.5%)	$57,438 → $74,154 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $144,000 (+28.7%)	$261,900 → $299,800 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $682 (+10.0%)	$844 → $1,071 (+26.9%)

Charlotte County

Population

12,04011,475

Median household income

$40,573$48,892

Median home value

$111,900$144,000

Median gross rent

$620$682

Middlesex County

Population

10,67510,774

Median household income

$57,438$74,154

Median home value

$261,900$299,800

Median gross rent

$844$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
Under 5	5.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	18.8%
75 and over	9.4%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	78.0%
Black or African American	25.1%	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
No high school diploma	18.6%	8.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
Drove alone	83.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	20.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte County	Middlesex County
Poverty rate	24.6%	9.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1979	1982