Sussex County, VA Demographic Data
Sussex County, VA Summary
Sussex County is located in Virginia
- Population: 12,095
- Area: 492.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 490.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.61 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 85.30 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sussex County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,018
34%
50.8
Male
7,715
66%
49.2
Total Population
11,733
323,128,000
Sussex County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
362
3.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
137
1.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
287
2.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
234
2.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
919
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,350
20.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,019
17.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,973
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
837
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
723
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,090
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
641
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
161
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,783
91.9%
77.2
Female
3,637
33.7%
51.3
Male
7,146
66.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,671
90.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,271
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,892
16.1%
15.2
Female
1,061
56.1%
55.8
Male
831
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Sussex County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,439
97.5%
96.8
White
4,514
38.5%
72.6
Black or African American
6,660
56.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.3%
0.8
Asian
51
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
37
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
5
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
171
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
294
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
316
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
139
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
63
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
1
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
113
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,417
97.3%
82.2
Sussex County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
904
9.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,812
18.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,847
39.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,797
18.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
331
3.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
661
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
442
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,716
27.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,078
72.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,103
11.2%
31.2
Sussex County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,949
45.2%
33.7%
Now Married
3,787
34.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,337
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
316
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
558
5.1
5.8%
Sussex County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,970
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
401
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
240
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
89
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
60
0.5%
1.1%
Sussex County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
425
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
315
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
531
14.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
493
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
597
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
652
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
358
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
307
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
95
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
37,917
57,617
Per capita income
16,653
31,128
Sussex County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
144
4.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
128
4.4%
9.8
Construction
221
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
593
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
37
1.3%
6.6
Information
18
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
344
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
125
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
278
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
319
10.8%
4.6
Retail trade
412
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
231
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
91
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
418
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
768
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
450
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
696
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
609
20.7%
18.1%
Sussex County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,879
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,455
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
223
7.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
34
1.2%
5.1
Walked
25
0.9%
2.7
Other means
62
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
80
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.4
26.6
Sussex County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
372
9.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,108
29.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,314
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
999
26.3%
21.0
Sussex County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,793
82.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,456
64.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,337
35.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
795
17.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Sussex County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,588
1 room
19
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
10
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
250
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
704
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,152
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
813
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
829
18.1%
12.0
8 rooms
461
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
350
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sussex County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,588
1-unit, detached
3,121
68.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
39
0.9%
5.9
2-units
42
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
51
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
132
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
47
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
9
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,137
24.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.2%
0.1
Sussex County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
516
11.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
225
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
616
13.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
601
13.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
764
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
643
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
532
11.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
571
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
115
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.1%
1.4%
Sussex County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
151
4.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
639
16.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,441
64.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
431
11.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
100
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
30
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.0%
1.1
Sussex County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,130
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
5
0.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
25
2.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
61
5.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
218
19.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
400
35.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
417
36.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
455
40.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
171
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
312
27.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Sussex County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,013
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
13
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
4.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
190
18.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
261
25.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
508
50.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
324
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
736
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
57
5.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
139
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
20.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
44
4.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
461
45.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
324
0.0%
0.0%
Sussex County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,456
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
564
23.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
453
18.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
368
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
448
18.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
412
16.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
191
7.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
128,300
205,000
