Charlotte County vs Sussex County

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

Charlotte County and Sussex 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 10,793 in Sussex County). Sussex County has the higher median household income ($62,821 vs $48,892 in Charlotte County). Sussex County has the higher median home value ($178,500 vs $144,000 in Charlotte County).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
Population	11,475	10,793
Median age	45.2 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,892	$62,821
Median home value	$144,000	$178,500
Median gross rent	$682	$952
Housing units	5,973	4,672
Homeownership rate	71.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
Population	12,040 → 11,475 (-4.7%)	11,377 → 10,793 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$40,573 → $48,892 (+20.5%)	$49,487 → $62,821 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $144,000 (+28.7%)	$125,800 → $178,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $682 (+10.0%)	$807 → $952 (+18.0%)

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

Sussex County

Population

11,37710,793

Median household income

$49,487$62,821

Median home value

$125,800$178,500

Median gross rent

$807$952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
Under 5	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.3%
75 and over	9.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	40.3%
Black or African American	25.1%	54.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
No high school diploma	18.6%	15.4%
High school graduate	33.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
Drove alone	83.4%	84.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.4%	8.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte County	Sussex County
Poverty rate	24.6%	12.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1979	1979