Northumberland County, Virginia

Northumberland County has a population of 12,188 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $346,800, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $66,480.

Home price
$346,800
Income
$66,480
Population
12,188
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$346,800county
Median gross rent$1,038county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198035.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant37.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,309county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,073county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,569county
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$66,480county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%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 home15.2%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$39,244county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.47%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 time32.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths16.4county
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 higher33.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1162county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible97.4%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

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

Population12,188county
Land area in square miles191county
People per square mile of land63.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age59.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over38.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents296county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in401county
Households that moved away322county
Average income of arriving households$98,569county
Average income of departing households$85,885county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year65county
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 temperature57.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use1,066 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.9%county
Homes heated by propane6.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband81.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.7county
Coastal flood risk68.4county
Drought risk87.4county
Landslide risk35.3county
Hail risk12.6county
Earthquake risk38.9county
Tornado risk27.2county
Tropical cyclone risk86.9county
Extreme heat risk31.4county
Winter weather risk21.8county
Strong wind risk85.6county
Wildfire risk19.6county

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 Northumberland 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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