Westmoreland County, VA Demographic Data
Westmoreland County, VA Summary
Westmoreland County is located in Virginia
- Population: 17,468
- Area: 252.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 229.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.59 sq. miles
- Population Density: 69.05 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 173.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Westmoreland County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,888
51%
50.8
Male
8,640
49%
49.2
Total Population
17,528
323,128,000
Westmoreland County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
943
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,104
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
895
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
718
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
952
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,980
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,728
9.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,321
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,334
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,520
8.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,382
13.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,158
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
493
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,185
80.9%
77.2
Female
7,383
52.0%
51.3
Male
6,802
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,647
77.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,931
28.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,033
23.0%
15.2
Female
2,181
54.1%
55.8
Male
1,852
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Westmoreland County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,069
97.4%
96.8
White
12,016
68.6%
72.6
Black or African American
4,728
27.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
78
0.4%
0.8
Asian
64
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
16
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
18
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
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
183
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
459
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,070
6.1%
17.8
Mexican
768
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
136
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
18
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
148
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,458
93.9%
82.2
Westmoreland County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
849
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,090
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,520
35.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,859
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
861
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,723
13.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,014
7.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,939
15.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,977
85.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,737
21.2%
31.2
Westmoreland County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,586
24.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,425
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
2,055
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
254
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,266
8.7
5.8%
Westmoreland County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,836
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
749
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
631
3.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
79
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Westmoreland County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
337
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
519
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
713
10.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
912
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
910
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,179
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
977
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,043
14.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
317
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
217
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
51,566
57,617
Per capita income
29,824
31,128
Westmoreland County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
255
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
571
7.6%
9.8
Construction
647
8.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,112
14.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
380
5.0%
6.6
Information
121
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
261
3.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
407
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,271
16.9%
11.4
Public administration
859
11.4%
4.6
Retail trade
942
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
599
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
118
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
926
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,498
33.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
798
10.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,937
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,384
18.3%
18.1%
Westmoreland County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,450
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,659
76.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
731
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
44
0.6%
5.1
Walked
157
2.1%
2.7
Other means
107
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
752
10.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
41.3
26.6
Westmoreland County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
382
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,167
30.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,374
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
2,201
30.9%
21.0
Westmoreland County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,124
66.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,510
77.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,614
22.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,670
34.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Westmoreland County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,794
1 room
38
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
9
0.1%
2.7
3 rooms
421
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
966
8.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,861
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,622
24.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,011
18.6%
12.0
8 rooms
778
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,088
10.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Westmoreland County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,794
1-unit, detached
9,353
86.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
186
1.7%
5.9
2-units
34
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
146
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
100
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
42
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
63
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
859
8.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.1%
0.1
Westmoreland County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
793
7.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
463
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,057
9.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,095
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,030
18.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,432
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,524
14.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,207
20.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
183
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Westmoreland County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
118
1.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
409
5.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,174
72.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,123
15.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
259
3.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
41
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Westmoreland County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,231
47295100.0
Less than $500
79
2.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
83
2.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
241
7.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
413
12.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
740
22.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
744
23.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
931
28.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,153
35.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
496
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
506
15.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
212
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
864
26.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Westmoreland County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,362
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
131
9.6%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
206
15.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
490
36.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
535
39.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
252
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,012
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
129
9.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
173
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
189
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
142
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
603
44.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
252
0.0%
0.0%
Westmoreland County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,510
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
597
10.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
398
7.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
734
13.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,055
19.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,297
23.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
886
16.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
451
8.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
92
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
198,300
205,000
