Middlesex County is home to 10,847 people in Virginia. At a median age of 55.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 34 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,060, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Middlesex County
What changed most since 1990
White share74.4% → 77.6%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age42.9 → 55.5(+12.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share24.7% → 15.8%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)17.2%(172)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(245)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(307)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.3%(113)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(10)
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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Over time
Middlesex County, decade by decade
Middlesex 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
8,653
$60,403
$181,685
14.7%
48.1
2000
9,932
$67,174
$201,111
18.9%
43.4
2010
10,959
$72,226
$356,909
27.5%
43.9
2020
10,625
$69,159
$321,796
26.9%
45.0
2024
10,847
$75,060
$352,200
33.8%
46.3
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.
