Middlesex County, VA

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2022 Population

10,738

0.487% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

54.9

0.182% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.65%

1.16% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$69,389

8.79% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$288,900

8.94% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Middlesex County, VA had a population of 10.7k people with a median age of 54.9 and a median household income of $69,389. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Middlesex County, VA grew from 10,686 to 10,738, a 0.487% increase and its median household income grew from $63,782 to $69,389, a 8.79% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.28%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.54%), and White (Hispanic) (1.27%).

None of the households in Middlesex 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.

98.4% of the residents in Middlesex County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Middlesex County, VA was $288,900, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Middlesex County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Middlesex County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Middlesex County, VA borders Accomack County, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Northampton County, VA, and Richmond County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Middlesex County, VA is home to a population of 10.7k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.55% of Middlesex County, VA residents were born outside of the country (381 people).

In 2022, there were 5.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.34k people) in Middlesex County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 245 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

98.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.4% of Middlesex County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Middlesex County, VA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.34k ± 37
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 231
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
245 ± 127

3.13%

Hispanic Population

336 people

3.13% of the people in Middlesex County, VA are hispanic (336 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Middlesex County, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.55%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

381 people

3.32%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

355 people

As of 2022, 3.55% of Middlesex County, VA residents (381 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Middlesex County, VA was 3.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
338 ± 92
Gulf War (1990s)
198 ± 77
Korea
151 ± 140

Middlesex County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Middlesex County, VA employs 4.51k people. The largest industries in Middlesex County, VA are Retail Trade (720 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (538 people), and Educational Services (473 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,214), Utilities ($78,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,056).

Employment

Occupations

4.51k

2022 Value

± 428

−2.08%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Middlesex County, VA declined at a rate of −2.08%, from 4.61k employees to 4.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middlesex County, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (791 people), Management Occupations (522 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (419 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middlesex 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

4.51k

2022 Value

± 428

−2.08%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Middlesex County, VA declined at a rate of −2.08%, from 4.61k employees to 4.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middlesex County, VA, are Retail Trade (720 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (538 people), and Educational Services (473 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middlesex County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Middlesex County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,176

Median earning men ± $6,989

$29,181

Median earning women ± $5,382

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,781), Information ($87,656), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,976), Public Administration ($66,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,194).

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

33
Construction
31
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Middlesex County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 61.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.13%).

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 (61.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.13%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, VA was $288,900 in 2022, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $265,200 to $288,900, a 8.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Middlesex County, VA is 84.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Middlesex County, VA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Middlesex County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Middlesex County, VA is $69,389. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Middlesex County, VA was Census Tract 9510 with a value of $79,127, followed by Census Tract 9512 and Census Tract 9511, with respective values of $74,269 and $66,623.

Property

$288,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$18,022

$3,976

Median Property Taxes

±$379

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 Middlesex County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.3%

Homeownership

2022

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84.3% of the housing units in Middlesex County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Middlesex 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 9510
Census Tract 9512
Census Tract 9511

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Middlesex County, VA was Census Tract 9510 with a value of $79,127, followed by Census Tract 9512 and Census Tract 9511, with respective values of $74,269 and $66,623.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Middlesex 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.

$69,389

Median Household Income

± $6,513

4.71k

Number of Households

± 450

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.71k households in Middlesex County, VA grew to $69,389 from the previous year's value of $63,782.

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Middlesex 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 2022

Drove Alone (72.3%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Carpooled (7.66%)

In 2022, 72.3% of workers in Middlesex County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.66%).

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 Middlesex County, VA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.06% of the workforce in Middlesex County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Middlesex County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middlesex County, VA (990 out of 10.3k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middlesex County, VA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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.

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

93.6% of the population of Middlesex County, VA has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 13.3% on Medicaid, 27% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 3.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, VA see 3523 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.113% decrease from the previous year (3527 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2156 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1348 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,523 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Middlesex County, VA

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, VA see an average of 3,523 patients per year. This represents a 0.113% decrease from the previous year (3,527 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.9% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.43%

Uninsured

34.5%

Employer Coverage

13.3%

Medicaid

27%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

3.14%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Middlesex County, VA declined by 2.71% from 6.61% to 6.43%.

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