COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Appomattox County

Virginia · 13,705 residents · 334 sq mi

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With 13,705 people, Appomattox County is a county in Virginia. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 39.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 22%. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $80,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,705

+11%since 1990

from 12,298 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

+9%since 1990

from 35.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

334 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.1%(842)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(959)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(974)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(937)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(644)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.1%(1,660)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.7%(2,152)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(1,898)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.8%(1,614)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.2%(1,128)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845%(679)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(218)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,507

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,612 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,086

+68%since 1990

from $10,795 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.4%

−1.0 ptssince 1990

from 12.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,400

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $50,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$437

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $295 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.1%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 81.1% in 1990

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(9,427)

Black22.9%(2,819)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(27)

Asian0.1%(14)

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.7%(10,377)

Black22.9%(3,132)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(65)

Asian0.2%(23)

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 American1.1%(182)

Chilean0.8%(140)

Mexican0.5%(89)

Central American0.4%(64)

Guatemalan0.3%(50)

Puerto Rican0.3%(42)

Bolivian0.3%(42)

Honduran0.1%(14)

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Cuban0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(36)

Vietnamese0.2%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(59)

Ancestry

English14.5%(2,413)

American11.2%(1,867)

Irish11%(1,828)

German6.7%(1,106)

Subsaharan African3.6%(599)

Scottish2.1%(353)

Italian2%(335)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(323)

French1.3%(214)

Dutch0.8%(132)

Russian0.5%(82)

Polish0.4%(68)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(57)

Welsh0.3%(57)

Austrian0.3%(47)

Swedish0.2%(36)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(24)

Belgian0.1%(21)

British0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(19)

Canadian0.1%(17)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(12)

Brazilian0.1%(11)

Czech0.1%(9)

Norwegian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 8.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.7%

+9.6 ptssince 1990

from 61.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 2.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

−8%since 1990

from 21.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.7%(1,230)

Married65.7%(3,414)

Widowed3.2%(168)

Divorced7.4%(387)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(1,008)

Married58.2%(3,337)

Widowed13.2%(758)

Divorced11%(629)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% 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)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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