Farmville

Population: 7,613
Median household income: $40,282
Median home value: $223,700

Farmville, a community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, has 7,613 residents. Its median household income of $40,282 runs below the Prince Edward County figure of $55,082.

From 2019 to 2023, Farmville's population declined 6.2% from 8,117 to 7,613, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $185,800 to $223,700.

The median resident is 26.5 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 40.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,613
Median age: 26.5 yrs
Median household income: $40,282
Median home value: $223,700
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 3,164
Homeownership rate: 36.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1177,613

Median household income

$35,995$40,282

Median home value

$185,800$223,700

Median gross rent

$767$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,117	$35,995	$185,800	$767
2020	8,152	$33,133	$194,000	$674
2021	7,266	$35,690	$204,900	$702
2022	7,647	$39,233	$236,400	$869
2023	7,613	$40,282	$223,700	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 2440.1%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	244	3.2%
5 to 17	348	4.6%
18 to 24	3,055	40.1%
25 to 34	1,099	14.4%
35 to 44	537	7.1%
45 to 54	439	5.8%
55 to 64	611	8.0%
65 to 74	642	8.4%
75 and over	638	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,963	65.2%
Black or African American	1,886	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.2%
Asian	118	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	206	2.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	179	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	243	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	418	10.5%
High school graduate	1,395	35.2%
Some college or associate's	1,021	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	584	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	548	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked12.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,626	61.5%
Carpooled	509	19.3%
Public transit	22	0.8%
Walked	326	12.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	5.7%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,440	57.8%
15 to 29 min	519	20.8%
30 to 44 min	189	7.6%
45 to 59 min	70	2.8%
60+ min	274	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 22.1% (1,087 of 4,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,065	41.1%
Nonfamily households	1,525	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,590	81.9%
Vacant	574	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	932	36.0%
Renter-occupied	1,658	64.0%

1-unit, detached49.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units26.3%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,572	49.7%
1-unit, attached	60	1.9%
2 to 4 units	833	26.3%
5 to 19 units	494	15.6%
20 or more units	134	4.2%
Mobile home & other	71	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5127440
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 37.2961, -78.4004

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