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Central district, Essex County, VA

2,924 Population
48.1 square miles 60.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±7.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 47.1 ±0.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,313 ±$5,218 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $37,139 † ±$5,529
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$82,543 ±$15,273 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $56,520 † ±$7,548
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3% ±1.4% (87  ±44) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Essex County: 12.3% † 1,296 (±3.5% / ±371)
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.5 minutes ±6.7 (41,110  ±11,777) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 38.5 146,585 (±3.7 / ±20,016)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

987 ±166 Number of households
  • Essex County: 4,447 ±215
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.3 (2,924  ±567) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.4 10,507 (±0.1 / ±8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±4% (37  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 5.7% † 131 (±3.7% / ±86)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,215 ±189 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 5,811 ±18
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$229,700 ±$69,373 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $238,100 ±$20,145
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.4% ±6.5% (212  ±191.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 8.4% † 876 (±2.6% / ±272.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.4% ±21.9% (1,594  ±278.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 84.9% 6,656 (±6.7% / ±532.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±6.2% (396  ±141.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 16.6% † 1,300 (±3.2% / ±253.9)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.1% ±6.6% (238  ±199) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Essex County: 4.1% 438
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±3.9% (157  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 7.3% † 635 (±2% / ±173)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
157 Total veterans ±93 157 Male ±93 N/A Female ±13

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