Sussex County, Virginia Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Sussex County is 4th in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Sussex County is 11th in Virginia out of 134 other counties in People per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Current population (2012) 11,972 111th 8,185,867 313,914,040
Size in square miles 490.2 26th 39,490.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 24.7 129th 202.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 4.7% 104th 6.2% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.5% 123rd 22.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.2% 84th 13.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 66.5% 134th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.1% 129th 34.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Race - White 40.6% 130th 71.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 57.6% 4th 19.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 70th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 102nd 6.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 84th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 121st 2.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 84th 8.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 39.0% 130th 64.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Female residents 40.9% 133rd 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.3% 112th 11.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Housing units 4,679 115th 3,387,654 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 5.9% 86th 21.4% 25.9%
Households 3,600 116th 2,991,025 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.3% 103rd 68.4% 66.1%
Home median value $122,400 103rd $254,600 $186,200
People per household 2.8 11th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 26 89th 27,278 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Income per capita $16,974 130th $33,040 $27,915
Income per household $40,088 95th $63,302 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.6% 53rd 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Sussex County Rank Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 181 121st 191,063 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,982 114th 3,029,030 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 515 124th 638,643 27,092,908
Retail sales $68,872 116th $105,663,299 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $5,698 108th $13,687 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $15,741 84th $15,340,483 $613,795,732

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