Wakefield

Population: 1,082
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $155,600

Wakefield, a community in Sussex County, Virginia, has 1,082 residents. At $56,250, its median household income sits below Sussex County's $62,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakefield's population declined 7.9% from 1,175 to 1,082, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $104,300 to $155,600.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 64.6% of the population. 90.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,082
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $155,600
Median gross rent: $959
Housing units: 472
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1751,082

Median household income

$35,556$56,250

Median home value

$104,300$155,600

Median gross rent

$810$959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,175	$35,556	$104,300	$810
2020	1,320	$35,568	$95,400	$868
2021	1,259	$53,063	$109,400	$1,000
2022	1,286	$52,679	$128,600	$1,031
2023	1,082	$56,250	$155,600	$959

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 2420.1%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	0.7%
5 to 17	91	8.4%
18 to 24	217	20.1%
25 to 34	181	16.7%
35 to 44	96	8.9%
45 to 54	138	12.8%
55 to 64	111	10.3%
65 to 74	81	7.5%
75 and over	159	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	355	32.8%
Black or African American	699	64.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	12.9%
High school graduate	334	43.6%
Some college or associate's	180	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	108	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	510	90.6%
Carpooled	40	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	12.0%
15 to 29 min	25	4.5%
30 to 44 min	117	21.3%
45 to 59 min	259	47.1%
60+ min	83	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 7.7% (82 of 1,067)

	Count	Share
Family households	204	54.0%
Nonfamily households	174	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	378	80.1%
Vacant	94	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	274	72.5%
Renter-occupied	104	27.5%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	403	85.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58	12.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5182384
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 36.9691, -76.9881