Isle of Wight County, VA

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2023 Population

39,444

1.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

44.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

7.39%

24.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$96,118

4.84% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$333,600

1.83% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,017

2.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Isle of Wight County, VA had a population of 39.4k people with a median age of 44.2 and a median household income of $96,118. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Isle of Wight County, VA grew from 38,898 to 39,444, a 1.4% increase and its median household income grew from $91,680 to $96,118, a 4.84% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Isle of Wight County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.83%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%).

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.

99.2% of the residents in Isle of Wight County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Isle of Wight County, VA was $333,600, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 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 39.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.9% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2023, there were 3.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.3k people) in Isle of Wight County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.61k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.38k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.2% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
27.3k ± 101
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.61k ± 288
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.38k ± 318

3.85%

Hispanic Population

1.52k people

3.85% of the people in Isle of Wight County, VA are hispanic (1.52k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

3.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.4k people

As of 2023, 2.9% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents (1.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA was 3.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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-)
1,867 ± 332
Vietnam
1,094 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
1,023 ± 243

Isle of Wight County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Isle of Wight County, VA employs 19k people. The largest industries in Isle of Wight County, VA are Manufacturing (3,000 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,619 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($115,811), Utilities ($91,974), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,977).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

19k

2023 Value

± 983

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 7.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 18.6k employees to 19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Management Occupations (2,390 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,253 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,350 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Isle of Wight County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19k

2023 Value

± 983

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 7.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 18.6k employees to 19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Manufacturing (3,000 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,619 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

$70,305

Median earning men ± $4,213

$42,471

Median earning women ± $3,274

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($116,352), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,435), and Manufacturing ($80,337).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($61,081), Manufacturing ($60,781), and Information ($57,381).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or 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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Isle of Wight County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.4%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.4%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Isle of Wight County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Isle of Wight County, VA was $333,600 in 2023, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $327,600 to $333,600, a 1.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Isle of Wight County, VA is 81.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Isle of Wight County, VA have an average commute time of 29.8 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.

Median household income in Isle of Wight County, VA is $96,118. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Isle of Wight County, VA was Census Tract 2801.06 with a value of $155,000, followed by Census Tract 2801.04 and Census Tract 2801.01, with respective values of $122,442 and $88,594.

In 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.404%.

Housing

Property

$333,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,955

$12,545

Median Property Taxes

±$729

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

81.3%

Homeownership

2023

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 81.3% of the housing units in Isle of Wight County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2801.06
Census Tract 2801.04
Census Tract 2801.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Isle of Wight County, VA was Census Tract 2801.06 with a value of $155,000, followed by Census Tract 2801.04 and Census Tract 2801.01, with respective values of $122,442 and $88,594.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Isle of Wight County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$96,118

Median Household Income

± $3,722

15.4k

Number of Households

± 851

In 2023, the median household income of the 15.4k households in Isle of Wight County, VA grew to $96,118 from the previous year's value of $91,680.

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.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (7.02%)

In 2023, 81.4% of workers in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.02%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Isle of Wight County, VA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% 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 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.404%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

7.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Isle of Wight County, VA (2.89k out of 39.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

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 2023, 11.4% of the children was living in poverty in Isle of Wight County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.9%.

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.

Health

95.8% of the population of Isle of Wight County, VA has health coverage, with 48.4% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 10% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Isle of Wight County, VA see 2515 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.13% decrease from the previous year (2651 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3928 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2619 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,515 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 2,515 patients per year. This represents a 5.13% decrease from the previous year (2,651 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.21%

Uninsured

48.4%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

10%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA declined by 31.2% from 6.12% to 4.21%.

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 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 35.6% in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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