COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Patrick County

Virginia · 17,473 residents · 483 sq mi

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With 17,473 people, Patrick County is a county in Virginia. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households here earn about 33% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $49,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,473

−10%vs 2000

vs 19,407 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

483 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(905)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,015)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,182)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,235)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(2,532)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,393)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(2,347)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(1,908)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,664)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(876)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(296)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,287

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,705 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,411

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,574 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$230

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $333 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91%(17,667)

Black6.1%(1,178)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(363)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(16,203)

Black7.1%(1,248)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(51)

Asian0%(6)

Other0.1%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(276)

Central American0.8%(136)

Guatemalan0.3%(51)

Salvadoran0.3%(48)

Spaniard0.3%(44)

Honduran0.2%(37)

Puerto Rican0.2%(35)

South American0.2%(29)

Uruguayan0.1%(21)

Colombian0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(64)

Pakistani0.1%(26)

Ancestry

American33%(5,771)

English14.5%(2,541)

German7%(1,218)

Irish5.4%(945)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(380)

Italian2%(344)

Scottish1.7%(296)

French0.7%(126)

French Canadian0.6%(112)

Swedish0.4%(70)

Polish0.3%(56)

Dutch0.3%(55)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(55)

British0.2%(33)

West Indian0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Finnish0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Welsh0%(4)

Czech0%(3)

Arab0%(1)

Iraqi0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married26.4%(2,000)

Married59.3%(4,488)

Widowed6.1%(465)

Divorced8.1%(616)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(1,384)

Married58.7%(4,406)

Widowed12.4%(933)

Divorced10.5%(786)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.3%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% 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)13.5%(194)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(204)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(426)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,439 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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