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Nottoway County, VA

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

AI Overview

Nottoway County is a small rural county of 15,597 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.5% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%, reflecting a relatively constrained working-age employment base. The workforce skews toward lower formal educational attainment, with 16.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $43,106 against a median household income of $63,261. Housing costs are low—median home value of $179,800 and median gross rent of $1,009/month—and the homeownership rate stands at 69.2%, though a poverty rate of 18.9% and per capita income of $25,832 indicate persistent income constraints across the population.

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

Population

15,597

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,261

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

Nottoway County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,452 (54.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,692 (36.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races716 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race419 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone176 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone125 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish554
  2. 2.Other Indo-European46
  3. 3.Arabic28
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island6
  5. 5.Korean5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

834

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,532

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,672
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services651
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services640
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)622
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)576

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,986
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,417
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,159
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations694
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations692

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.18×)302
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.97×)553
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)475
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)1,714
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)628

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$179,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,009/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999504 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999473 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999468 (12.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999378 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999368 (9.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999335 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,672 (80.3%)
  • Worked At Home508 (8.7%)
  • Carpooled358 (6.2%)
  • Other242 (4.2%)
  • Walked36 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.