Appomattox County is a county of 16,610 people in Virginia. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 33%. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,853, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Appomattox County
What changed most since 1990
Black share22.9% → 15.9%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants81.1% → 75.8%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)22.7%(283)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(238)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(385)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,244 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
Appomattox County, decade by decade
Appomattox County 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
1990
12,298
$61,471
$120,243
8.7%
45.4
2000
13,705
$66,503
$146,461
10.5%
46.8
2010
14,973
$70,812
$190,179
11.8%
46.4
2020
16,119
$67,216
$194,653
21.5%
49.8
2024
16,610
$62,853
$207,600
19.2%
48.6
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.
