Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Isle of Wight County has a population of 39,974 and has grown 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $356,500, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $95,241.

Home price
$356,500
Income
$95,241
Population
39,974
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$356,500county
Median gross rent$1,359county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198031.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,073county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,713county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,512county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,376county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$95,241county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate6.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.2%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$41,364county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths20.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher30.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment5519county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible48.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population39,974county
Land area in square miles316county
People per square mile of land127.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store26.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person24.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents171county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in1,410county
Households that moved away1,277county
Average income of arriving households$72,767county
Average income of departing households$71,659county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year303county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.35 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use1,152 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk36.9county
Coastal flood risk61.8county
Drought risk91.9county
Landslide risk30.9county
Hail risk35.7county
Earthquake risk46.1county
Tornado risk32.3county
Tropical cyclone risk82.6county
Extreme heat risk49.7county
Winter weather risk56.1county
Strong wind risk19.2county
Wildfire risk48.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Isle of Wight County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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