Greensville County vs Sussex County

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

Greensville 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.

Greensville County has the higher population (11,304 vs 10,793 in Sussex County). Sussex County has the higher median household income ($62,821 vs $56,759 in Greensville County). Sussex County has the higher median home value ($178,500 vs $159,200 in Greensville County).

Population, income & housing

	Greensville County	Sussex County
Population	11,304	10,793
Median age	39.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,759	$62,821
Median home value	$159,200	$178,500
Median gross rent	$960	$952
Housing units	4,012	4,672
Homeownership rate	69.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greensville County	Sussex County
Population	11,525 → 11,304 (-1.9%)	11,377 → 10,793 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$50,300 → $56,759 (+12.8%)	$49,487 → $62,821 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $159,200 (+35.3%)	$125,800 → $178,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $960 (+12.4%)	$807 → $952 (+18.0%)

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

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)

	Greensville County	Sussex County
Under 5	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	17.0%	17.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.3%
75 and over	5.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greensville County	Sussex County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	40.3%
Black or African American	52.7%	54.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greensville County	Sussex County
No high school diploma	20.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greensville County	Sussex County
Drove alone	78.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	14.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.1%
Other means	4.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greensville County	Sussex County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Greensville County	Sussex County
Poverty rate	13.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1978	1979