Northampton County, Virginia

Northampton County has a population of 12,059 and has shrunk 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $316,200, about 5.1 times the county's median household income of $61,632.

Home price
$316,200
Income
$61,632
Population
12,059
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$316,200county
Median gross rent$829county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198048.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant28.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$949county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$723county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,320county
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$61,632county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$56,567county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.57%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 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 station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.5%county
Traffic deaths66.3county
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 higher32.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1300county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians108county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.1%county

Place

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

Population12,059county
Land area in square miles212county
People per square mile of land57.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age52.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.4%county
Second languages9.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents285county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in335county
Households that moved away326county
Average income of arriving households$83,454county
Average income of departing households$58,583county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year145county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.3%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use927 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.6%county
Homes heated by propane17.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%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 risk12.8county
Coastal flood risk57.2county
Drought risk91.3county
Landslide risk6.8county
Hail risk35.0county
Earthquake risk32.3county
Tornado risk22.6county
Tropical cyclone risk89.5county
Extreme heat risk32.4county
Winter weather risk6.1county
Strong wind risk90.9county
Wildfire risk29.8county

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 Northampton 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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