Botetourt County, Virginia

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,875
Median household income: $80,467
Median home value: $268,900

Home to 33,875 residents, Botetourt County is one of Virginia's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $80,467 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Botetourt County's population grew 1.6% from 33,343 to 33,875, while its median household income rose 13.2% from $71,110 to $80,467.

27.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,875
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $80,467
Median home value: $268,900
Median gross rent: $951
Housing units: 15,010
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,34333,875

Median household income

$71,110$80,467

Median home value

$227,700$268,900

Median gross rent

$908$951

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,343	$71,110	$227,700	$908
2020	33,440	$72,719	$230,500	$807
2021	33,542	$72,941	$242,600	$831
2022	33,734	$77,680	$264,200	$869
2023	33,875	$80,467	$268,900	$951

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,437	4.2%
5 to 17	4,918	14.5%
18 to 24	2,371	7.0%
25 to 34	3,319	9.8%
35 to 44	3,631	10.7%
45 to 54	4,675	13.8%
55 to 64	5,519	16.3%
65 to 74	4,652	13.7%
75 and over	3,353	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,773	90.8%
Black or African American	800	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	199	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.2%
Some other race	162	0.5%
Two or more races	1,016	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	803	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,410	5.6%
High school graduate	9,264	36.8%
Some college or associate's	7,554	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,396	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,525	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,566	79.9%
Carpooled	1,041	6.6%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	75	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,852	11.8%
Other means	186	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,876	20.7%
15 to 29 min	6,319	45.5%
30 to 44 min	3,091	22.3%
45 to 59 min	818	5.9%
60+ min	773	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,037 of 33,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,099	69.4%
Nonfamily households	4,006	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,105	87.3%
Vacant	1,905	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,245	85.8%
Renter-occupied	1,860	14.2%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,607	84.0%
1-unit, attached	366	2.4%
2 to 4 units	157	1.0%
5 to 19 units	237	1.6%
20 or more units	433	2.9%
Mobile home & other	1,210	8.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 51023
State: Virginia
Land area: 541 sq mi
Water area: 4.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.5655, -79.7975

Cities & places

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