Lunenburg County, Virginia

Lunenburg County has a population of 12,016 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,100, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $54,842.

Home price
$150,100
Income
$54,842
Population
12,016
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,100county
Median gross rent$742county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$914county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$697county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,127county
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$54,842county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate15.9%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 home5.2%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government23.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.2%county
Economic output per resident$28,339county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.39%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 time35.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport81477county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 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 station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.8%county
Traffic deaths8.3county
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 higher11.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1577county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible93.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.5%county

Place

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

Population12,016county
Land area in square miles432county
People per square mile of land27.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.2%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents310county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in249county
Households that moved away259county
Average income of arriving households$44,522county
Average income of departing households$38,587county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.8%county
Homes heated by propane17.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil18.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.1%county
Households with broadband61.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.2county
Landslide risk27.3county
Hail risk20.7county
Earthquake risk52.8county
Tornado risk22.9county
Tropical cyclone risk76.5county
Extreme heat risk34.4county
Winter weather risk34.8county
Strong wind risk59.1county
Wildfire risk15.4county

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 Lunenburg 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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