Middlesex County, Virginia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,774
Median household income: $74,154
Median home value: $299,800

Middlesex County, Virginia counts 10,774 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,154 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

From 2019 to 2023, Middlesex County's population held roughly steady from 10,675 to 10,774, while its median household income rose 29.1% from $57,438 to $74,154.

The median gross rent is $1,071. 31.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,774
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,154
Median home value: $299,800
Median gross rent: $1,071
Housing units: 7,140
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,67510,774

Median household income

$57,438$74,154

Median home value

$261,900$299,800

Median gross rent

$844$1,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,675	$57,438	$261,900	$844
2020	10,642	$57,060	$265,500	$888
2021	10,686	$63,782	$265,200	$939
2022	10,738	$69,389	$288,900	$1,056
2023	10,774	$74,154	$299,800	$1,071

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	369	3.4%
5 to 17	1,346	12.5%
18 to 24	558	5.2%
25 to 34	1,089	10.1%
35 to 44	833	7.7%
45 to 54	1,119	10.4%
55 to 64	1,855	17.2%
65 to 74	2,028	18.8%
75 and over	1,577	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,402	78.0%
Black or African American	1,589	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	133	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	18	0.2%
Two or more races	299	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	742	8.7%
High school graduate	2,569	30.2%
Some college or associate's	2,503	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,793	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	894	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,063	70.4%
Carpooled	298	6.8%
Public transit	26	0.6%
Walked	32	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	884	20.3%
Other means	48	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	698	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,194	34.4%
30 to 44 min	667	19.2%
45 to 59 min	411	11.9%
60+ min	497	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 9.5% (978 of 10,244)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,012	63.6%
Nonfamily households	1,721	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,733	66.3%
Vacant	2,407	33.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,056	85.7%
Renter-occupied	677	14.3%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,036	84.5%
1-unit, attached	140	2.0%
2 to 4 units	223	3.1%
5 to 19 units	120	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	621	8.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 51119
State: Virginia
Land area: 130 sq mi
Water area: 80 sq mi
Center point: 37.6070, -76.5281

Cities & places

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