Patrick County vs Westmoreland County

A side-by-side comparison of Patrick County and Westmoreland County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westmoreland County has the higher population (18,683 vs 17,606 in Patrick County). Westmoreland County has the higher median household income ($59,766 vs $50,938 in Patrick County). Westmoreland County has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $146,500 in Patrick County).

Population, income & housing

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
Population	17,606	18,683
Median age	51.0 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,938	$59,766
Median home value	$146,500	$244,000
Median gross rent	$721	$991
Housing units	10,006	11,300
Homeownership rate	77.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
Population	17,748 → 17,606 (-0.8%)	17,751 → 18,683 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$43,073 → $50,938 (+18.3%)	$53,853 → $59,766 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $146,500 (+22.1%)	$199,100 → $244,000 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $721 (+25.8%)	$948 → $991 (+4.5%)

Patrick County

Population

17,74817,606

Median household income

$43,073$50,938

Median home value

$120,000$146,500

Median gross rent

$573$721

Westmoreland County

Population

17,75118,683

Median household income

$53,853$59,766

Median home value

$199,100$244,000

Median gross rent

$948$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
Under 5	4.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	15.3%
75 and over	12.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	62.6%
Black or African American	5.4%	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
No high school diploma	15.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	36.0%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
Drove alone	76.1%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.1%	12.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Patrick County	Westmoreland County
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	32	42
Median year structure built	1981	1983