Surry County, Virginia

Surry County has a population of 6,549 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $238,800, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $78,041.

Home price
$238,800
Income
$78,041
Population
6,549
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$238,800county
Median gross rent$983county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,039county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$920county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,445county
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$78,041county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%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 home6.7%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government22.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$226,801county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%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 time41.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths30.5county
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 higher27.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment691county
Students per full-time teacher8.4county
Free lunch eligible94.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

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

Population6,549county
Land area in square miles279county
People per square mile of land23.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.5%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents366county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in197county
Households that moved away187county
Average income of arriving households$56,782county
Average income of departing households$53,781county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year35county
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 temperature59.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use1,152 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.6%county
Homes heated by propane10.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil17.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband80.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.0county
Coastal flood risk42.0county
Drought risk81.7county
Landslide risk16.3county
Hail risk21.2county
Earthquake risk28.1county
Tornado risk14.2county
Tropical cyclone risk69.6county
Extreme heat risk21.3county
Winter weather risk18.2county
Strong wind risk7.2county
Wildfire risk16.9county

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 Surry 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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