Amelia County, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,342
Median household income: $66,339
Median home value: $239,700

Amelia County is a county in Virginia with a population of 13,342. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,339 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Amelia County's population grew 3.0% from 12,953 to 13,342, while its median household income rose 14.5% from $57,946 to $66,339.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,342
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,339
Median home value: $239,700
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 5,770
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,95313,342

Median household income

$57,946$66,339

Median home value

$201,400$239,700

Median gross rent

$826$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,953	$57,946	$201,400	$826
2020	12,970	$63,918	$215,600	$846
2021	13,220	$57,420	$207,300	$1,005
2022	13,309	$63,438	$233,700	$1,249
2023	13,342	$66,339	$239,700	$972

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	758	5.7%
5 to 17	2,011	15.1%
18 to 24	849	6.4%
25 to 34	1,618	12.1%
35 to 44	1,470	11.0%
45 to 54	1,656	12.4%
55 to 64	2,207	16.5%
65 to 74	1,564	11.7%
75 and over	1,209	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,778	73.3%
Black or African American	2,710	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	601	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	252	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,404	14.4%
High school graduate	4,295	44.2%
Some college or associate's	2,393	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,254	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	378	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,702	81.5%
Carpooled	287	5.0%
Public transit	29	0.5%
Walked	57	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	540	9.4%
Other means	155	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	727	13.9%
15 to 29 min	913	17.5%
30 to 44 min	1,203	23.0%
45 to 59 min	1,479	28.3%
60+ min	908	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.1% (1,468 of 13,231)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,616	68.4%
Nonfamily households	1,669	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,285	91.6%
Vacant	485	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,289	81.2%
Renter-occupied	996	18.8%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,551	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	104	1.8%
5 to 19 units	36	0.6%
20 or more units	13	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,066	18.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 51007
State: Virginia
Land area: 355 sq mi
Water area: 3.16 sq mi
Center point: 37.3319, -77.9775