Appomattox County, Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,424
Median household income: $62,337
Median home value: $189,200

Appomattox County is a county in Virginia with a population of 16,424. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,337 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Appomattox County's population grew 4.6% from 15,707 to 16,424, while its median household income rose 6.2% from $58,696 to $62,337.

80.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,424
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,337
Median home value: $189,200
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 7,380
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,70716,424

Median household income

$58,696$62,337

Median home value

$158,800$189,200

Median gross rent

$691$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,707	$58,696	$158,800	$691
2020	15,814	$55,457	$160,600	$685
2021	16,039	$55,268	$161,200	$743
2022	16,253	$60,041	$178,000	$861
2023	16,424	$62,337	$189,200	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	993	6.0%
5 to 17	2,598	15.8%
18 to 24	1,202	7.3%
25 to 34	1,866	11.4%
35 to 44	1,949	11.9%
45 to 54	2,113	12.9%
55 to 64	2,307	14.0%
65 to 74	2,015	12.3%
75 and over	1,381	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,498	76.1%
Black or African American	2,799	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	25	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	297	1.8%
Two or more races	436	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	368	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	925	8.0%
High school graduate	4,694	40.4%
Some college or associate's	3,627	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,774	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	611	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,331	85.1%
Carpooled	372	5.0%
Public transit	30	0.4%
Walked	53	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	652	8.8%
Other means	2	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,840	27.1%
15 to 29 min	1,838	27.1%
30 to 44 min	2,193	32.3%
45 to 59 min	524	7.7%
60+ min	393	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 12.3% (2,007 of 16,334)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,535	69.1%
Nonfamily households	2,028	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,563	88.9%
Vacant	817	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,092	77.6%
Renter-occupied	1,471	22.4%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,909	80.1%
1-unit, attached	47	0.6%
2 to 4 units	157	2.1%
5 to 19 units	227	3.1%
20 or more units	27	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,013	13.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 51011
State: Virginia
Land area: 334 sq mi
Water area: 1.24 sq mi
Center point: 37.3707, -78.8109

Cities & places

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