COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Amelia County

Virginia · 8,787 residents · 355 sq mi

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Amelia County is a county of 8,787 people in Virginia. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The average commute runs 33 minutes. Median home value sits at $51,800. There are 2,613 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,787

−23%vs 2000

vs 11,400 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

355 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(576)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(661)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(652)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(656)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(454)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,463)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,340)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,000)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(829)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(661)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(381)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,612

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,252 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,605

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,858 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,800

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(8,007)

Black27.9%(3,183)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(91)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.7%(5,951)

Black31.9%(2,802)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(12)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1.2%(167)

Central American0.9%(127)

Salvadoran0.9%(127)

Puerto Rican0.9%(120)

Colombian0.7%(89)

Bolivian0.6%(78)

Spaniard0.4%(57)

Mexican0.4%(52)

Asian origin

Mongolian0.1%(18)

Korean0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

English16.4%(2,202)

Irish10.6%(1,432)

American8.4%(1,127)

German5.4%(732)

Welsh5.4%(729)

French3.6%(488)

Scottish1.9%(258)

Italian1.6%(211)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(179)

Subsaharan African1.1%(144)

Czech0.8%(113)

Polish0.4%(53)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.3%(37)

Hungarian0.2%(33)

Russian0.2%(27)

Swedish0.2%(27)

Dutch0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(12)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(8)

British0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.2 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.9 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 married26.1%(1,458)

Married65.8%(3,679)

Widowed3.2%(177)

Divorced5%(281)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(1,091)

Married64.1%(3,695)

Widowed11.1%(642)

Divorced5.9%(338)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% 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)23.1%(263)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(159)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.4%(528)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,137 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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