COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Nottoway County

Virginia · 14,993 residents · 314 sq mi

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Nottoway County is a county of 14,993 people in Virginia. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 35% less than in Virginia as a whole. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $43,100. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,993

−5%vs 2000

vs 15,725 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

314 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(954)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(893)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(925)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,050)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(875)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(2,064)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,771)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,522)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,562)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(1,756)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(1,202)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,774

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,866 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,036

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,552 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.7%(8,923)

Black40.4%(6,356)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(248)

Asian0.4%(61)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.2%(8,723)

Black41.4%(6,212)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(77)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other0.2%(24)

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 Rican1.7%(268)

Mexican1.5%(228)

Central American0.6%(91)

Salvadoran0.6%(91)

South American0.4%(63)

Ecuadorian0.2%(35)

Dominican0.2%(27)

Peruvian0.1%(19)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

Chilean0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.4%(63)

Asian Indian0.1%(18)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Filipino0.1%(16)

Korean0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(46)

Ancestry

American23.5%(3,668)

English5.3%(821)

German4.7%(738)

Irish3.7%(578)

Subsaharan African1.8%(273)

Italian1.7%(260)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(130)

Scottish0.8%(123)

French0.8%(117)

Austrian0.4%(62)

Greek0.3%(41)

Polish0.2%(38)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(29)

Egyptian0.2%(29)

Swedish0.2%(29)

Russian0.2%(24)

British0.1%(23)

Norwegian0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Ethiopian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Dutch0%(5)

Danish0%(3)

Hungarian0%(3)

Turkish0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

Swiss0%(1)

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

8.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.2%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 24.3 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 married48.2%(3,489)

Married40.2%(2,906)

Widowed2.6%(188)

Divorced9%(650)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(1,714)

Married43.8%(2,615)

Widowed14.1%(844)

Divorced13.3%(793)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)31.3%(261)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(234)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.5%(396)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 834 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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