Mecklenburg County vs Powhatan County

A side-by-side comparison of Mecklenburg County and Powhatan County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powhatan County has the higher population (31,074 vs 30,431 in Mecklenburg County). Powhatan County has the higher median household income ($110,667 vs $51,691 in Mecklenburg County). Powhatan County has the higher median home value ($381,300 vs $169,400 in Mecklenburg County).

Population, income & housing

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
Population	30,431	31,074
Median age	48.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,691	$110,667
Median home value	$169,400	$381,300
Median gross rent	$804	$1,107
Housing units	19,184	11,841
Homeownership rate	71.9%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
Population	30,728 → 30,431 (-1.0%)	28,815 → 31,074 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$43,207 → $51,691 (+19.6%)	$89,090 → $110,667 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$132,600 → $169,400 (+27.8%)	$279,200 → $381,300 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $804 (+15.7%)	$980 → $1,107 (+13.0%)

Mecklenburg County

Population

30,72830,431

Median household income

$43,207$51,691

Median home value

$132,600$169,400

Median gross rent

$695$804

Powhatan County

Population

28,81531,074

Median household income

$89,090$110,667

Median home value

$279,200$381,300

Median gross rent

$980$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
Under 5	5.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.2%
75 and over	11.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	84.8%
Black or African American	32.9%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
No high school diploma	14.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
Drove alone	82.4%	74.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	19.4%
Other means	4.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
1-unit, detached	72.7%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Mecklenburg County	Powhatan County
Poverty rate	17.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1982	1995