Powhatan County, Virginia

Powhatan County has a population of 31,555 and has grown 7.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $416,000, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $110,537.

Home price
$416,000
Income
$110,537
Population
31,555
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$416,000county
Median gross rent$1,168county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198023.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented6.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,892county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
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$110,537county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate4.6%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 home23.1%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$39,930county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.59%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 time32.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.0%county
Traffic deaths15.8county
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 higher35.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment4077county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible25.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

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

Population31,555county
Land area in square miles260county
People per square mile of land121.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person18.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages5.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents122county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in969county
Households that moved away743county
Average income of arriving households$90,618county
Average income of departing households$79,366county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year127county
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 temperature58.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,056 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity79.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.5county
Landslide risk24.4county
Hail risk13.0county
Earthquake risk72.2county
Tornado risk26.0county
Tropical cyclone risk61.5county
Extreme heat risk33.2county
Winter weather risk23.7county
Strong wind risk24.1county
Wildfire risk12.8county

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 Powhatan 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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