COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brunswick County

Virginia · 15,987 residents · 566 sq mi

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Brunswick County is a county of 15,987 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 42% less than in Virginia as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 24.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,300. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

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 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,987

−13%vs 2000

vs 18,419 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

566 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(955)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,056)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,124)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,331)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(1,311)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(2,322)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,328)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,641)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,628)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,444)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(726)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(121)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,424

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,288 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,872

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,890 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.7%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$232

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $349 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

25.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.4%(7,629)

Black56.6%(10,416)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(231)

Asian0.2%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic41.3%(6,607)

Black58.4%(9,332)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(27)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.4%(222)

Salvadoran1.1%(168)

Mexican0.7%(113)

Puerto Rican0.6%(90)

Guatemalan0.3%(43)

South American0.1%(21)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Honduran0%(6)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(36)

Kazakh0.2%(26)

Filipino0.1%(23)

Chinese0%(2)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African18.3%(2,904)

American7.5%(1,192)

English6.4%(1,009)

German4.6%(727)

Irish3.6%(569)

Italian1.1%(171)

West Indian0.7%(111)

Welsh0.6%(97)

French0.6%(92)

Scottish0.5%(84)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(79)

Haitian0.4%(70)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.3%(54)

Egyptian0.3%(54)

Hungarian0.3%(46)

Dutch0.2%(38)

Polish0.2%(36)

Russian0.2%(35)

Ghanaian0.2%(29)

Jamaican0.1%(22)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Greek0.1%(16)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Iranian0.1%(10)

Kenyan0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

British0%(7)

Portuguese0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Danish0%(6)

Norwegian0%(6)

Slovak0%(4)

Nigerian0%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

French Canadian0%(2)

Swedish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.5%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 22.2 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 married45%(3,393)

Married36.9%(2,779)

Widowed5%(377)

Divorced13.1%(988)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(1,790)

Married44.5%(2,820)

Widowed13.2%(833)

Divorced14%(887)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% 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)23.7%(237)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(221)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27%(271)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.2%(122)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,002 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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