Newsoms

Population: 296
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $151,700

Newsoms is a community in Southampton County, Virginia, home to 296 residents. At $52,639, its median household income sits below Southampton County's $68,465.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newsoms's population declined 14.2% from 345 to 296, while its median home value rose 8.2% from $140,200 to $151,700.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 296
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $151,700
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 198
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

345296

Median household income

$43,750$52,639

Median home value

$140,200$151,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	345	$43,750	$140,200	$938
2020	378	$45,588	$142,000	$950
2021	346	$44,583	$135,300	$1,018
2022	325	$50,104	$126,000	$950
2023	296	$52,639	$151,700	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	3.0%
5 to 17	47	15.9%
18 to 24	16	5.4%
25 to 34	28	9.5%
35 to 44	50	16.9%
45 to 54	42	14.2%
55 to 64	44	14.9%
65 to 74	31	10.5%
75 and over	29	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	167	56.4%
Black or African American	122	41.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	21.0%
High school graduate	74	33.0%
Some college or associate's	59	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	24	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127	82.5%
Carpooled	15	9.7%
Public transit	2	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.2%
Other means	5	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	11.4%
15 to 29 min	33	22.1%
30 to 44 min	33	22.1%
45 to 59 min	35	23.5%
60+ min	31	20.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 10.8% (32 of 296)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	58.7%
Nonfamily households	59	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	72.2%
Vacant	55	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	108	75.5%
Renter-occupied	35	24.5%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	154	77.8%
1-unit, attached	4	2.0%
2 to 4 units	36	18.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5156096
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.6262, -77.1248