Charlotte County vs Northumberland County

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

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

Northumberland County has the higher population (12,085 vs 11,475 in Charlotte County). Northumberland County has the higher median household income ($69,500 vs $48,892 in Charlotte County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($333,100 vs $144,000 in Charlotte County).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
Population	11,475	12,085
Median age	45.2 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,892	$69,500
Median home value	$144,000	$333,100
Median gross rent	$682	$1,053
Housing units	5,973	9,009
Homeownership rate	71.1%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
Population	12,040 → 11,475 (-4.7%)	12,190 → 12,085 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$40,573 → $48,892 (+20.5%)	$62,632 → $69,500 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $144,000 (+28.7%)	$292,600 → $333,100 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $682 (+10.0%)	$858 → $1,053 (+22.7%)

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

Northumberland County

Population

12,19012,085

Median household income

$62,632$69,500

Median home value

$292,600$333,100

Median gross rent

$858$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	20.1%
75 and over	9.4%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	68.2%
Black or African American	25.1%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	18.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	83.4%	70.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	14.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	24.6%	10.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1979	1989