Northumberland County, VA Demographic Data
Northumberland County, VA Summary
Northumberland County is located in Virginia
- Population: 12,389
- Area: 285.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 191.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 94.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 49.21 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Northumberland County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,306
51%
50.8
Male
5,966
49%
49.2
Total Population
12,272
323,128,000
Northumberland County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
532
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
431
3.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
597
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
558
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
520
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
955
7.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
728
5.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,687
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,028
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,076
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,552
20.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,347
11.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
261
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,334
84.2%
77.2
Female
5,347
51.7%
51.3
Male
4,987
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,134
82.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,771
38.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,160
33.9%
15.2
Female
2,139
51.4%
55.8
Male
2,021
48.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Northumberland County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,241
99.7%
96.8
White
8,605
70.1%
72.6
Black or African American
3,570
29.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
60
0.5%
0.8
Asian
6
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
31
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
44
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
17
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
27
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,228
99.6%
82.2
Northumberland County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
278
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
719
7.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,007
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,390
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
633
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,572
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,035
10.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
997
10.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,637
89.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,607
27.0%
31.2
Northumberland County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,978
18.5%
33.7%
Now Married
6,683
62.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,038
9.7%
11.0%
Separated
174
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
839
7.8
5.8%
Northumberland County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,465
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
275
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
94
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
115
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
60
0.5%
1.1%
Northumberland County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
404
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
263
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
580
10.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
371
6.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,014
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,111
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
904
15.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
634
11.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
283
4.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
212
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
54,440
57,617
Per capita income
32,238
31,128
Northumberland County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
98
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
234
4.7%
9.8
Construction
680
13.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,169
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
401
8.1%
6.6
Information
36
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
241
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
392
7.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
435
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
287
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
507
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
357
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
96
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
679
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,692
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
441
8.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,142
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
979
19.8%
18.1%
Northumberland County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,778
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,981
83.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
376
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19
0.4%
5.1
Walked
16
0.3%
2.7
Other means
83
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
303
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.3
26.6
Northumberland County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
270
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,277
22.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,393
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,836
31.8%
21.0
Northumberland County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,776
63.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,990
86.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
786
13.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,337
36.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Northumberland County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,113
1 room
68
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
149
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
414
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
980
10.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,029
22.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,171
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,582
17.4%
12.0
8 rooms
897
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
823
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Northumberland County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,113
1-unit, detached
7,985
87.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
46
0.5%
5.9
2-units
54
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
92
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
115
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
51
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
770
8.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Northumberland County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,032
11.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
362
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
607
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
666
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,124
12.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,384
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,628
17.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,053
22.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
177
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
80
0.9%
1.4%
Northumberland County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
129
2.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
708
12.3%
4.7
Electricity
3,715
64.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
997
17.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
89
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
23
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
109
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.1%
1.1
Northumberland County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,897
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
95
3.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
126
4.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
224
7.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
359
12.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
602
20.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
614
21.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
877
30.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,092
37.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
460
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
412
14.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
270
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
647
22.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Northumberland County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
608
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
3.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
3.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
125
20.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
127
20.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
313
51.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
178
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
675
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
225
38.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11
1.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
3.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
3.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
252
42.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
197
0.0%
0.0%
Northumberland County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,990
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
221
4.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
660
13.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
578
11.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
574
11.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
782
15.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,190
23.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
924
18.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
61
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
256,400
205,000
