Prince Edward County vs Rockbridge County

A side-by-side comparison of Prince Edward County and Rockbridge County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockbridge County has the higher population (22,578 vs 21,932 in Prince Edward County). Rockbridge County has the higher median household income ($63,975 vs $55,082 in Prince Edward County). Rockbridge County has the higher median home value ($238,700 vs $203,700 in Prince Edward County).

Population, income & housing

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
Population	21,932	22,578
Median age	32.4 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,082	$63,975
Median home value	$203,700	$238,700
Median gross rent	$898	$956
Housing units	9,171	11,315
Homeownership rate	59.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
Population	22,905 → 21,932 (-4.2%)	22,570 → 22,578 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$47,202 → $55,082 (+16.7%)	$54,600 → $63,975 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $203,700 (+27.6%)	$199,600 → $238,700 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $898 (+17.4%)	$800 → $956 (+19.5%)

Prince Edward County

Population

22,90521,932

Median household income

$47,202$55,082

Median home value

$159,700$203,700

Median gross rent

$765$898

Rockbridge County

Population

22,57022,578

Median household income

$54,600$63,975

Median home value

$199,600$238,700

Median gross rent

$800$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
Under 5	4.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	26.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	15.3%
75 and over	7.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.8%	89.2%
Black or African American	30.3%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
No high school diploma	12.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
Drove alone	70.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	16.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	4.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Prince Edward County	Rockbridge County
Poverty rate	21.6%	8.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1980	1980