COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mecklenburg County

Virginia · 29,241 residents · 625 sq mi

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Mecklenburg County is home to 29,241 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 37% less than in Virginia as a whole. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $49,700. Renters pay $244 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,241

−10%vs 2000

vs 32,380 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

625 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(1,712)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,823)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,075)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,949)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,723)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(4,291)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,069)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(3,257)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(3,314)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(3,031)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,537)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(460)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,901

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,380 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,508

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,171 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,700

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$244

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.7%(19,017)

Black38.9%(12,589)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(393)

Asian0.3%(95)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.4%(17,946)

Black38.4%(11,216)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(55)

Asian0.1%(29)

Other0.2%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(542)

Puerto Rican0.7%(212)

Central American0.5%(142)

Honduran0.4%(120)

Cuban0.1%(23)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Spaniard0%(10)

Guatemalan0%(5)

South American0%(5)

Colombian0%(4)

Bolivian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(163)

Filipino0.2%(71)

Vietnamese0.1%(37)

Thai0.1%(20)

Korean0%(4)

Ancestry

American18.3%(5,589)

English13%(3,976)

German6.4%(1,968)

Irish5%(1,520)

Subsaharan African3%(904)

Italian2.7%(819)

Scottish2.2%(678)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(440)

British0.6%(195)

Welsh0.6%(170)

Polish0.5%(166)

Ghanaian0.5%(164)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(157)

Dutch0.5%(140)

Norwegian0.4%(118)

French Canadian0.4%(114)

Portuguese0.4%(109)

Hungarian0.3%(82)

Greek0.2%(57)

West Indian0.2%(48)

Swedish0.1%(42)

Slovak0.1%(35)

Ukrainian0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Haitian0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0.1%(17)

Czech0%(15)

Finnish0%(15)

Belgian0%(13)

Danish0%(10)

Jamaican0%(10)

Slovene0%(9)

Russian0%(8)

Swiss0%(7)

Romanian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Canadian0%(3)

Turkish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.1%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married33.3%(4,168)

Married49%(6,139)

Widowed4%(504)

Divorced13.7%(1,710)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(3,727)

Married44.6%(5,979)

Widowed14.7%(1,970)

Divorced13%(1,739)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% 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)11.5%(222)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(408)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(843)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,923 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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