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Prince Edward County, VA

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

AI Overview

Prince Edward County is a small rural Virginia county of 21,932 residents with a notably young median age of 32.6 years, likely reflecting the presence of higher education institutions in the area. The labor force participation rate is low at 45.4%, though unemployment sits at just 2.3%, and roughly 24.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a poverty rate of 21.6%. Housing costs remain well below national norms—median home values at $203,700 and gross rent at $898/month—though the county has lost 4.5% of its population over the past five years, and median worker earnings of $31,522 reflect a modest wage base.

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

Population

21,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,315

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,675 (62.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,549 (29.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races766 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race277 (1.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone251 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone242 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish943
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)57
  3. 3.Other Indo-European54
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island20
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

68.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

968

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,496

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,782

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,837
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,182
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services883
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)821
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)588

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,118
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,925
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,611
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,429
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations714

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.77×)1,094
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.89×)252
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.44×)565
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.40×)1,277
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)863

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$203,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$898/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

58.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999689 (15.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999657 (14.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999529 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999481 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999305 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999303 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,522

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,270 (73.3%)
  • Carpooled942 (11.0%)
  • Worked At Home622 (7.3%)
  • Walked476 (5.6%)
  • Other155 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle59 (0.7%)

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.