COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Middlesex County

Virginia · 8,653 residents · 130 sq mi

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With 8,653 people, Middlesex County is a county in Virginia. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 24% less than in Virginia as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 1,279 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,653

−13%vs 2000

vs 9,932 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 46.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

130 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(513)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(433)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(429)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(376)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,187)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,048)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(1,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(1,157)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(1,148)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(568)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(184)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,167

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,834

−35%vs 2000

vs $22,708 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $544 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

17.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.3%(7,772)

Black20.1%(1,998)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(55)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75%(6,489)

Black24.7%(2,138)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(50)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0.2%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.6%(175)

Central American0.9%(97)

Salvadoran0.6%(65)

Mexican0.5%(58)

Guatemalan0.2%(24)

Honduran0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(33)

Korean0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Ancestry

American24.5%(2,661)

English20%(2,174)

Irish10.3%(1,122)

German6.9%(753)

Italian3.6%(389)

Polish2%(220)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(202)

Scottish1.3%(141)

Welsh1%(105)

French0.6%(66)

Slovak0.5%(51)

Dutch0.3%(35)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(32)

Norwegian0.3%(32)

Swedish0.3%(32)

Danish0.3%(28)

Canadian0.2%(21)

Lithuanian0.2%(20)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Egyptian0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0%(5)

Croatian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.6%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 27.5 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 married20.3%(932)

Married64%(2,943)

Widowed3.9%(179)

Divorced11.8%(541)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(689)

Married63.6%(3,051)

Widowed12%(576)

Divorced10%(479)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% 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)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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