Prince Edward County, Virginia

Prince Edward County has a population of 21,996 and has grown 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $216,600, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $56,315.

Home price
$216,600
Income
$56,315
Population
21,996
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$216,600county
Median gross rent$931county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198049.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented42.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,094county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$922county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,312county
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$56,315county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate20.9%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.5%county
Share of workers employed by government26.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.2%county
Economic output per resident$45,257county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.43%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 time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport81477county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 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 station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1845county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians64county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.5%county
Frequent mental distress21.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population21,996county
Land area in square miles350county
People per square mile of land62.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.8%county
Population change since 2020+2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age32.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages4.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents206county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in623county
Households that moved away544county
Average income of arriving households$47,313county
Average income of departing households$45,169county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
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 temperature57.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.6 incounty
Annual snowfall19.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,108 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.1%county
Homes heated by propane8.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.1%county
Households with broadband82.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.6county
Landslide risk42.4county
Hail risk22.1county
Earthquake risk65.2county
Tornado risk26.6county
Tropical cyclone risk76.5county
Extreme heat risk36.0county
Winter weather risk33.5county
Strong wind risk29.7county
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 Prince Edward 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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