CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Appomattox

Virginia · 1,707 residents · 2.22 sq mi

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With 1,707 people, Appomattox is a city in Virginia. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 33%. The typical home is worth $48,000. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $309 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,707

−3%vs 2000

vs 1,761 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(106)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(120)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(116)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(251)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(198)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(185)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(157)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(159)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,361

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,637

−26%vs 2000

vs $14,355 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $449 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.8%(1,177)

Black32%(564)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74%(1,263)

Black25.2%(431)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(23)

Puerto Rican0.4%(9)

Asian origin

Korean0.6%(12)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African13.6%(283)

German12.5%(260)

English11%(230)

American6.8%(142)

Irish5.2%(108)

Scottish2.4%(50)

Italian1.5%(31)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(31)

French Canadian1.2%(26)

West Indian1.2%(24)

Jamaican1.2%(24)

Danish0.3%(6)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(5)

Canadian0.2%(4)

Dutch0.1%(3)

Norwegian0.1%(3)

French0.1%(2)

Swedish0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

−17%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.4%(354)

Married37.8%(282)

Widowed7.8%(58)

Divorced7.1%(53)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(395)

Married26.4%(253)

Widowed16.6%(159)

Divorced15.9%(153)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)60%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.8%(40)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.5%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 130 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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