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Sussex County, VA

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

AI Overview

Sussex County is a small rural Virginia county of 10,793 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 49.0% and a relatively low educational attainment base—only 15.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 84.6% have a high school diploma. Median household income stands at $63,530, with median worker earnings of $38,892, and housing costs remain modest at a $178,500 median home value and $952 median monthly rent. The county has shed 6.0% of its population over the past five years, and a mean commute time of 36.4 minutes suggests workers largely travel outside the county for employment.

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

Population

10,793

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,530

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,823 (54.1%)
  • White Alone4,382 (40.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races343 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race89 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone58 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone53 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish107
  2. 2.Other Indo-European31
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic7
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

949

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,227

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,457

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance850
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)657
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)633
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services379
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services322

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,126
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,019
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations882
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations821
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations475

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.79×)192
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.87×)381
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)630
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)671
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.05×)314

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$952/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999469 (17.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999269 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999242 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999230 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999196 (7.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999193 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,892

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,644 (86.7%)
  • Worked At Home359 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled159 (3.8%)
  • Walked19 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle6 (0.1%)

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.