CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Farmville

Virginia · 5,984 residents · 7.68 sq mi

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Farmville is a city of 5,984 people in Virginia. The median age is 22.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. 24.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 33%. Median home value sits at $56,600. The average commute runs 14 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,984

−13%vs 2000

vs 6,845 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 22.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.4%(203)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(279)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1919.4%(1,160)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2424.8%(1,482)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.7%(582)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(512)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.5%(271)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(367)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(370)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(319)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(175)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,221

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,343 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,118

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,552 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,600

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

+7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.3% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.6%(4,833)

Black25.5%(1,745)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(86)

Asian1.1%(72)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.4%(4,451)

Black24.5%(1,466)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(93)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0.8%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.9%(69)

Salvadoran0.4%(28)

Mexican0.3%(26)

Honduran0.3%(23)

South American0.2%(16)

Guatemalan0.2%(15)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Venezuelan0.1%(9)

Ecuadorian0.1%(4)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(57)

Japanese0.3%(20)

Chinese0.2%(18)

Uzbek0.1%(10)

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(3)

Ancestry

American25.5%(1,979)

English10%(780)

German8.2%(635)

Irish6%(465)

Italian3.7%(286)

Subsaharan African2.5%(191)

Scottish1.9%(151)

Polish1.3%(101)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(98)

Nigerian1.1%(87)

West Indian1.1%(84)

French0.9%(67)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(59)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.7%(55)

Hungarian0.7%(51)

Croatian0.4%(29)

Jamaican0.4%(29)

Portuguese0.3%(22)

Norwegian0.2%(19)

Arab0.2%(15)

Lebanese0.2%(12)

Dutch0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(7)

Welsh0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married64.3%(2,037)

Married27.1%(860)

Widowed1.4%(44)

Divorced7.2%(228)

Women 15+

Never married62.6%(2,481)

Married25.1%(996)

Widowed8.2%(325)

Divorced4.1%(164)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.8%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% 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)29.2%(119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2.7%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.2%(168)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.8%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 408 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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