Rustburg is a city of 1,417 people in Virginia. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. The poverty rate is 22.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 22%. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,950, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rustburg
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants74.5% → 41.6%(−32.9 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
White share74.7% → 89.5%(+14.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Black share23.6% → 7.0%(−16.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Rustburg's population equals 2.6% of Campbell County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.3% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)7.1%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.6%(45)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 84 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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Over time
Rustburg, decade by decade
Rustburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,271
$57,923
$149,922
11.8%
48.2
2010
1,431
$38,420
$129,184
20.0%
50.0
2020
1,281
$64,026
$216,470
28.0%
49.0
2024
1,417
$72,950
$263,900
38.7%
24.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
