Lunenburg County vs Northampton County

A side-by-side comparison of Lunenburg County and Northampton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northampton County has the higher population (12,115 vs 11,990 in Lunenburg County). Northampton County has the higher median household income ($55,933 vs $54,460 in Lunenburg County). Northampton County has the higher median home value ($279,100 vs $145,500 in Lunenburg County).

Population, income & housing

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
Population	11,990	12,115
Median age	44.8 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,460	$55,933
Median home value	$145,500	$279,100
Median gross rent	$780	$780
Housing units	5,903	7,456
Homeownership rate	71.9%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
Population	12,282 → 11,990 (-2.4%)	11,885 → 12,115 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$44,303 → $54,460 (+22.9%)	$47,227 → $55,933 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $145,500 (+21.8%)	$176,800 → $279,100 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $780 (+14.2%)	$733 → $780 (+6.4%)

Lunenburg County

Population

12,28211,990

Median household income

$44,303$54,460

Median home value

$119,500$145,500

Median gross rent

$683$780

Northampton County

Population

11,88512,115

Median household income

$47,227$55,933

Median home value

$176,800$279,100

Median gross rent

$733$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
Under 5	4.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.3%
65 to 74	14.4%	16.6%
75 and over	8.6%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	55.6%
Black or African American	33.3%	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
No high school diploma	20.0%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
Drove alone	79.8%	69.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	15.8%
Public transit	2.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Lunenburg County	Northampton County
Poverty rate	15.9%	17.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1974	1978