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Mecklenburg County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Mecklenburg County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mecklenburg County is a small rural Virginia county of 30,431 residents with an older workforce—median age 49.2—and a labor force participation rate of just 50.5%, reflecting both its demographic profile and limited employment base. The county's 21.2% bachelor's degree attainment rate sits below national averages, though median worker earnings of $38,959 and a 3.0% unemployment rate indicate relative stability among those employed. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $169,400 and median gross rent of $804/month, though a 17.4% poverty rate and a population decline of 1.3% over five years signal ongoing economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

30,431

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Mecklenburg County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,792 (61.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,895 (32.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races827 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race371 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone301 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone283 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish694
  2. 2.Other Indo-European102
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic80
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island69
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,923

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,591

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,014

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,431
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,585
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,271
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,183
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,117

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,591
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,512
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,438
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,165
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,316

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.89×)1,113
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.48×)346
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.47×)293
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)3,490
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)340

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$804/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999962 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999951 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999812 (8.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999812 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999730 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999722 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,959

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,298 (81.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,018 (8.0%)
  • Carpooled818 (6.4%)
  • Other408 (3.2%)
  • Walked151 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.