Northampton County is a county of 12,059 people in Virginia. The median age is 52.5, about 14 years above the US median. Households here earn about 34% less than in Virginia as a whole. Median rent is $829 a month. There are 57 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 7%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,632, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Northampton County
What changed most since 1990
White share51.3% → 55.9%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,003 → $316,200(+177%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share46.2% → 29.6%(−16.6 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)20.2%(199)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(229)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(312)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 984 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
Northampton County, decade by decade
Northampton 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
13,061
$43,482
$114,003
12.4%
65.4
2000
13,093
$51,509
$136,806
15.7%
67.5
2010
12,389
$51,443
$287,139
18.8%
70.8
2020
12,282
$61,595
$235,136
26.1%
72.5
2024
12,059
$61,632
$316,200
32.0%
73.6
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.
