Northampton County vs Northumberland County

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

Northampton 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.

Northampton County has the higher population (12,115 vs 12,085 in Northumberland County). Northumberland County has the higher median household income ($69,500 vs $55,933 in Northampton County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($333,100 vs $279,100 in Northampton County).

Population, income & housing

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
Population	12,115	12,085
Median age	51.6 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,933	$69,500
Median home value	$279,100	$333,100
Median gross rent	$780	$1,053
Housing units	7,456	9,009
Homeownership rate	65.2%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
Population	11,885 → 12,115 (+1.9%)	12,190 → 12,085 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$47,227 → $55,933 (+18.4%)	$62,632 → $69,500 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$176,800 → $279,100 (+57.9%)	$292,600 → $333,100 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $780 (+6.4%)	$858 → $1,053 (+22.7%)

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

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)

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	5.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	17.3%	17.7%
65 to 74	16.6%	20.1%
75 and over	11.9%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	68.2%
Black or African American	31.2%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	13.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	69.9%	70.6%
Carpooled	15.8%	14.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	2.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	76.0%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Northampton County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	17.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1978	1989