Northampton County, Virginia

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,115
Median household income: $55,933
Median home value: $279,100

Home to 12,115 residents, Northampton County is one of Virginia's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,933 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Northampton County's population grew 1.9% from 11,885 to 12,115, while its median household income rose 18.4% from $47,227 to $55,933.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 55.6% of the population. 69.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,115
Median age: 51.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,933
Median home value: $279,100
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 7,456
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,88512,115

Median household income

$47,227$55,933

Median home value

$176,800$279,100

Median gross rent

$733$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,885	$47,227	$176,800	$733
2020	11,826	$50,819	$194,000	$708
2021	12,226	$50,347	$191,900	$694
2022	12,132	$54,693	$246,300	$763
2023	12,115	$55,933	$279,100	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	495	4.1%
5 to 17	1,791	14.8%
18 to 24	728	6.0%
25 to 34	1,114	9.2%
35 to 44	1,199	9.9%
45 to 54	1,247	10.3%
55 to 64	2,091	17.3%
65 to 74	2,010	16.6%
75 and over	1,440	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,735	55.6%
Black or African American	3,778	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	130	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	349	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,115	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,200	13.2%
High school graduate	2,718	29.9%
Some college or associate's	2,221	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,751	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,211	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,465	69.9%
Carpooled	784	15.8%
Public transit	27	0.5%
Walked	98	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	534	10.8%
Other means	50	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,638	37.0%
15 to 29 min	1,422	32.1%
30 to 44 min	751	17.0%
45 to 59 min	245	5.5%
60+ min	368	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 17.1% (2,021 of 11,846)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,386	63.4%
Nonfamily households	1,952	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,338	71.6%
Vacant	2,118	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,481	65.2%
Renter-occupied	1,857	34.8%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,663	76.0%
1-unit, attached	207	2.8%
2 to 4 units	303	4.1%
5 to 19 units	213	2.9%
20 or more units	203	2.7%
Mobile home & other	867	11.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51131
State: Virginia
Land area: 212 sq mi
Water area: 584 sq mi
Center point: 37.3028, -75.9240

Cities & places

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