Isle of Wight County, VA

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2024 Population

39,974

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.8

0.905% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.75%

8.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$95,241

0.912% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$356,500

6.86% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

18,976

0.216% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Isle of Wight County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Isle of Wight County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Isle of Wight County, VA was $356,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.1%.

Most people in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Isle of Wight County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Isle of Wight County, VA borders James City County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Franklin city, VA, Newport News city, VA, and Suffolk city, VA.

United States Virginia Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Population & Diversity

Isle of Wight County, VA is home to a population of 40k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.48% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.39k people).

In 2024, there were 3.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.5k people) in Isle of Wight County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.51k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Isle of Wight County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Isle of Wight County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
27.5k ± 149
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.51k ± 349
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.31k ± 351

4.14%

Hispanic Population

1.65k people

4.14% of the people in Isle of Wight County, VA are hispanic (1.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Isle of Wight County, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,827 ± 8,012 people
India
97,961 ± 7,641 people
Mexico
63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

Foreign-Born Population

3.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.39k people

2.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

As of 2024, 3.48% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents (1.39k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA was 2.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Isle of Wight County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,864 ± 317
Vietnam
1,077 ± 198
Gulf War (1990s)
929 ± 191

Isle of Wight County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Economy

The economy of Isle of Wight County, VA employs 19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Isle of Wight County, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,934 people), Manufacturing (2,872 people), and Retail Trade (1,639 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($118,253), Utilities ($93,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,922).

Employment

Occupations

19k

2024 Value

± 991

−0.216%

1 Year decline

± 7.36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA declined at a rate of −0.216%, from 19k employees to 19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Management Occupations (2,549 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,298 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,293 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Isle of Wight County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

19k

2024 Value

± 991

−0.216%

1 Year decline

± 7.36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA declined at a rate of −0.216%, from 19k employees to 19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,934 people), Manufacturing (2,872 people), and Retail Trade (1,639 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Isle of Wight County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Isle of Wight County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,677

Median earning men ± $4,388

$44,653

Median earning women ± $2,183

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($118,601), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,481).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,580), Wholesale Trade ($61,090), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,333).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
69
Construction
54
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$157k
Manufacturing
$28.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$24.1k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Isle of Wight County, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Isle of Wight County, VA was $356,500 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $333,600 to $356,500, a 6.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Isle of Wight County, VA is 80.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Isle of Wight County, VA have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Isle of Wight County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.25%.

Housing

Property

$356,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,856

$12,626

Median Property Taxes

±$732

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Isle of Wight County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Isle of Wight County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.1% of the housing units in Isle of Wight County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Isle of Wight County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$95,241

Median Household Income

± $5,210

15.8k

Number of Households

± 828

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.8k households in Isle of Wight County, VA declined from $95,241 from the previous year's value of $96,118.

The following chart displays the households in Isle of Wight County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Isle of Wight County, VA is from Virginia.

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)
Carpooled (7.88%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Isle of Wight County, VA have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Isle of Wight County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Isle of Wight County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Isle of Wight County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Isle of Wight County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.25%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Isle of Wight County, VA (2.68k out of 39.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Isle of Wight County, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9.7% of the children was living in poverty in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 144 in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 7.21 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.3% of the population of Isle of Wight County, VA has health coverage, with 48.6% on employee plans, 9.96% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 8.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Isle of Wight County, VA see 2,455 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,455 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4015 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1454 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,455 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Isle of Wight County, VA

Primary care physicians in Isle of Wight County, VA see an average of 2,455 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,455 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Isle of Wight County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.7%

Uninsured

48.6%

Employer Coverage

9.96%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

8.73%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA grew by 11.6% from 4.21% to 4.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Isle of Wight County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 36.7 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.9% in Isle of Wight County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Isle of Wight County, VA.