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Powhatan County, VA

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

AI Overview

Powhatan County is a small, largely residential county of 31,074 residents situated within commuting distance of larger employment centers, as reflected in a mean commute time of 33.4 minutes and a labor force participation rate of 63.1%. The workforce skews older (median age 45.8) and is relatively well-compensated, with median household income of $110,537 and a poverty rate of just 3.3%, though only 34.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has grown 8.7% over five years, maintains a 93.2% homeownership rate, and carries a median home value of $381,300 against a low unemployment rate of 3.1%.

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

Population

31,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$110,537

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,832 (85.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,306 (7.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races990 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race787 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone385 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone165 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish762
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)235
  3. 3.Arabic215
  4. 4.Other Indo-European180
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,936

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$48,796

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,149
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,010
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,836
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,727
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,500

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,413
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,389
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,450
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,752
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations866

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.74×)1,932
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.46×)1,558
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.44×)1,091
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)867
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.13×)418

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$381,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,107/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

93.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,9992,360 (22.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,224 (21.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,223 (21.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,179 (11.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999792 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999447 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$57,867

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,868 (69.1%)
  • Worked At Home3,639 (23.1%)
  • Carpooled990 (6.3%)
  • Other111 (0.7%)
  • Walked81 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit39 (0.2%)

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.