Greensville County vs Northumberland County

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

Greensville 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 11,304 in Greensville County). Northumberland County has the higher median household income ($69,500 vs $56,759 in Greensville County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($333,100 vs $159,200 in Greensville County).

Population, income & housing

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
Population	11,304	12,085
Median age	39.9 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,759	$69,500
Median home value	$159,200	$333,100
Median gross rent	$960	$1,053
Housing units	4,012	9,009
Homeownership rate	69.0%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
Population	11,525 → 11,304 (-1.9%)	12,190 → 12,085 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$50,300 → $56,759 (+12.8%)	$62,632 → $69,500 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $159,200 (+35.3%)	$292,600 → $333,100 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $960 (+12.4%)	$858 → $1,053 (+22.7%)

Greensville County

Population

11,52511,304

Median household income

$50,300$56,759

Median home value

$117,700$159,200

Median gross rent

$854$960

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)

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
Under 5	3.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.0%	5.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	20.1%
75 and over	5.9%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	68.2%
Black or African American	52.7%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	20.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	78.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	14.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	14.6%
Other means	4.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Greensville County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	13.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1978	1989