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Brunswick County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Brunswick County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brunswick County is a small rural Virginia county of 15,868 residents with an economy characterized by low labor costs — median worker earnings of $34,825 and a median household income of $53,084 — though labor force participation is limited at 50.7% and unemployment runs at 6.3%. The workforce skews older (median age 44.7) with modest educational attainment: 79.4% hold a high school diploma, but only 15.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $132,700 and median rent of $864/month, but the county has shed 4.8% of its population over five years, pointing to ongoing demographic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,084

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.8% since 2018

Brunswick County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone8,198 (51.8%)
  • White Alone6,535 (41.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races541 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone217 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race203 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone87 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish375
  2. 2.Arabic37
  3. 3.Other Indo-European33
  4. 4.Korean31
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,245

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,511
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)911
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)718
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)668
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities636

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,944
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,534
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,483
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,338
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations528

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.19×)227
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.10×)644
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.02×)766
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.36×)204
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)877

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$132,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$864/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999526 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999521 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999391 (8.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999384 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999364 (7.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999286 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,327 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled519 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home460 (6.9%)
  • Other271 (4.1%)
  • Walked74 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit39 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.