Westmoreland County, Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,683
Median household income: $59,766
Median home value: $244,000

Westmoreland County is a county in Virginia with a population of 18,683. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,766 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Westmoreland County's population grew 5.3% from 17,751 to 18,683, while its median household income rose 11.0% from $53,853 to $59,766.

76.8% of workers drive to work alone. 87.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,683
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,766
Median home value: $244,000
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 11,300
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,75118,683

Median household income

$53,853$59,766

Median home value

$199,100$244,000

Median gross rent

$948$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,751	$53,853	$199,100	$948
2020	17,873	$53,790	$201,000	$884
2021	18,324	$53,113	$211,200	$908
2022	18,480	$56,647	$244,000	$985
2023	18,683	$59,766	$244,000	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	943	5.0%
5 to 17	2,464	13.2%
18 to 24	1,105	5.9%
25 to 34	2,312	12.4%
35 to 44	1,649	8.8%
45 to 54	2,202	11.8%
55 to 64	3,084	16.5%
65 to 74	2,855	15.3%
75 and over	2,069	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,700	62.6%
Black or African American	4,436	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	203	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	137	0.7%
Two or more races	1,024	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,161	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,247	15.9%
High school graduate	5,732	40.4%
Some college or associate's	3,399	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,626	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,167	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,490	76.8%
Carpooled	608	8.5%
Public transit	40	0.6%
Walked	46	0.6%
Bicycle	60	0.8%
Worked from home	862	12.1%
Other means	42	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,044	16.6%
15 to 29 min	1,718	27.3%
30 to 44 min	983	15.6%
45 to 59 min	951	15.1%
60+ min	1,590	25.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.8% (2,554 of 18,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,580	57.0%
Nonfamily households	3,449	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,029	71.1%
Vacant	3,271	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,348	79.1%
Renter-occupied	1,681	20.9%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,865	87.3%
1-unit, attached	194	1.7%
2 to 4 units	124	1.1%
5 to 19 units	191	1.7%
20 or more units	35	0.3%
Mobile home & other	891	7.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 51193
State: Virginia
Land area: 229 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 38.1093, -76.8039

Cities & places

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