COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Cumberland County

Virginia · 9,017 residents · 297 sq mi

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Cumberland County is home to 9,017 people in Virginia. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 32%. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% 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

9,017

+15%since 1990

from 7,825 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

+9%since 1990

from 35.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

297 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(564)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(654)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(664)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(549)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(460)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.5%(1,126)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(1,395)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.2%(1,279)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.9%(987)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.6%(779)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.6%(419)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(141)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,816

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,115 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,103

+47%since 1990

from $10,295 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.1%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 15.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,600

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$456

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $338 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−2.2 ptssince 1990

from 79.3% in 1990

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(4,789)

Black38.6%(3,017)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(71)

Asian0.1%(6)

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.7%(5,386)

Black37.1%(3,349)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(150)

Asian0.3%(31)

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%(109)

Peruvian1.1%(109)

Puerto Rican0.5%(49)

Mexican0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(14)

Ancestry

English14.7%(1,444)

German10.3%(1,014)

Irish10.2%(1,000)

American6.4%(627)

French1.4%(140)

Subsaharan African1.3%(123)

Scottish1.2%(120)

Polish1.2%(119)

Italian0.8%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(67)

Dutch0.3%(34)

West Indian0.3%(34)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(34)

Slovak0.3%(32)

French Canadian0.2%(17)

Hungarian0.2%(16)

British0.1%(14)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Iranian0.1%(7)

Swedish0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 11.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.8%

+6.2 ptssince 1990

from 57.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.8 ptssince 1990

from 3.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.7 min

−2%since 1990

from 30.3 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 married25.2%(843)

Married58.9%(1,970)

Widowed4.3%(143)

Divorced11.6%(389)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(828)

Married54.3%(2,060)

Widowed14.7%(557)

Divorced9.2%(348)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% 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)25%(185)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(205)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(225)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 739 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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