Cumberland County vs Sussex County

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

Cumberland 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.

Sussex County has the higher population (10,793 vs 9,745 in Cumberland County). Sussex County has the higher median household income ($62,821 vs $57,057 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $178,500 in Sussex County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Population	9,745	10,793
Median age	45.2 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,057	$62,821
Median home value	$220,100	$178,500
Median gross rent	$847	$952
Housing units	4,695	4,672
Homeownership rate	75.4%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Population	9,824 → 9,745 (-0.8%)	11,377 → 10,793 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$47,469 → $57,057 (+20.2%)	$49,487 → $62,821 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$146,000 → $220,100 (+50.8%)	$125,800 → $178,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $847 (-0.9%)	$807 → $952 (+18.0%)

Cumberland County

Population

9,8249,745

Median household income

$47,469$57,057

Median home value

$146,000$220,100

Median gross rent

$855$847

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)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Under 5	4.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	17.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.3%
75 and over	10.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	40.3%
Black or African American	28.8%	54.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
No high school diploma	11.4%	15.4%
High school graduate	38.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Drove alone	82.5%	84.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Poverty rate	7.7%	12.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	41	36
Median year structure built	1983	1979