Southampton County, Virginia

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,988
Median household income: $68,465
Median home value: $208,800

Southampton County is a county in Virginia with a population of 17,988. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,465 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Southampton County's population held roughly steady from 17,880 to 17,988, while its median household income rose 11.6% from $61,348 to $68,465.

Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,988
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,465
Median home value: $208,800
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 7,774
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,88017,988

Median household income

$61,348$68,465

Median home value

$178,500$208,800

Median gross rent

$829$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,880	$61,348	$178,500	$829
2020	17,829	$63,034	$176,600	$796
2021	18,028	$65,079	$183,100	$817
2022	18,003	$67,813	$199,700	$881
2023	17,988	$68,465	$208,800	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	821	4.6%
5 to 17	2,623	14.6%
18 to 24	1,244	6.9%
25 to 34	1,736	9.7%
35 to 44	2,035	11.3%
45 to 54	2,684	14.9%
55 to 64	2,994	16.6%
65 to 74	2,303	12.8%
75 and over	1,548	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,862	60.4%
Black or African American	5,327	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.4%
Asian	130	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.4%
Two or more races	1,115	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	414	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,770	13.3%
High school graduate	4,669	35.1%
Some college or associate's	4,388	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,619	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	854	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,149	78.3%
Carpooled	971	12.4%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	173	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	394	5.0%
Other means	147	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,418	19.0%
15 to 29 min	2,452	32.9%
30 to 44 min	1,360	18.2%
45 to 59 min	751	10.1%
60+ min	1,481	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,427 of 16,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,732	68.7%
Nonfamily households	2,155	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,887	88.6%
Vacant	887	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,152	74.8%
Renter-occupied	1,735	25.2%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,098	78.4%
1-unit, attached	40	0.5%
2 to 4 units	194	2.5%
5 to 19 units	146	1.9%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,292	16.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51175
State: Virginia
Land area: 599 sq mi
Water area: 3.12 sq mi
Center point: 36.7201, -77.1038

Cities & places

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