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Patrick County, VA

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

AI Overview

Patrick County is a small rural Virginia county of 17,606 residents with a median age of 51.8 years and a labor force participation rate of 50.6%, reflecting an older population with limited workforce depth; only 15.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's cost structure is low, with a median home value of $146,500 and median gross rent of $721/month, while unemployment sits at just 2.0% against a median household income of $53,038. Population has contracted by 1.4% over five years, and GDP per capita of $22,738 trails median worker earnings of $36,824, signaling limited local economic output relative to what workers earn.

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

Population

17,606

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,670 (89.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone884 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone362 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races273 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race225 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone90 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish467
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic47
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island26
  4. 4.Other Indo-European16
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,439

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,738

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,864

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,657
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,279
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)875
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services784
  5. 5.Construction (Group)653

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,328
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,440
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,342
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,270
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.02×)1,497
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.18×)607
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.14×)159
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)857
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)1,744

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$721/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999705 (11.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999644 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999603 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999560 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999393 (6.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999360 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,370 (73.5%)
  • Worked At Home942 (12.9%)
  • Carpooled754 (10.3%)
  • Other129 (1.8%)
  • Walked82 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit29 (0.4%)

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.