CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hurt

Virginia · 1,294 residents · 3.48 sq mi

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With 1,294 people, Hurt is a city in Virginia. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.2, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $51,200. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 21%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,294

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,276 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(91)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(78)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(200)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(174)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(187)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(165)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,324

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,467 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,121

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,875 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

15.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(1,095)

Black12%(153)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(12)

Asian0.4%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(1,227)

Black4.6%(60)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.5%(7)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.8%(66)

Ancestry

American29.8%(405)

English14.5%(198)

German7.2%(98)

Irish3.8%(52)

Scottish1.8%(24)

Subsaharan African0.9%(12)

Dutch0.7%(10)

Italian0.6%(8)

Hungarian0.5%(7)

Swedish0.5%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(6)

Iranian0.3%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(3)

Belgian0.1%(2)

Czech0.1%(2)

Russian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.7%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married30.5%(162)

Married51.6%(274)

Widowed1.5%(8)

Divorced16.4%(87)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(158)

Married41.2%(261)

Widowed15.6%(99)

Divorced18.3%(116)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.4%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% 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)14.9%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.3%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 87 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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