Botetourt County is home to 34,004 people in Virginia. The median age is 48.1, about 9 years above the US median. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,213, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Botetourt County
What changed most since 1990
White share95.0% → 90.4%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.9 → 48.1(+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)17.5%(447)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(837)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(905)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(112)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(41)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,561 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Botetourt County, decade by decade
Botetourt 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
24,992
$79,392
$174,965
13.6%
12.0
2000
30,496
$88,771
$231,350
19.6%
13.1
2010
33,148
$93,110
$291,311
22.9%
14.0
2020
33,596
$88,138
$279,375
26.9%
21.7
2024
34,004
$81,213
$289,200
28.5%
22.4
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.
