COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Prince Edward County

Virginia · 17,320 residents · 350 sq mi

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With 17,320 people, Prince Edward County is a county in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 36%. This skews young, with a median age of 28.7. The typical home is worth $52,500. The poverty rate is 21.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

17,320

−12%vs 2000

vs 19,720 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

350 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(919)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(963)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,090)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.3%(2,302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415%(2,595)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(2,121)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(2,083)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(1,316)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,441)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(1,390)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(844)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,395

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,301 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,031

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,510 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.7%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $459 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.8%(12,180)

Black35.6%(7,014)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(186)

Asian0.5%(104)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.1%(10,931)

Black35.9%(6,222)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(189)

Asian0.4%(71)

Other0.6%(96)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(310)

Central American1.3%(284)

Guatemalan1%(228)

South American0.8%(185)

Puerto Rican0.7%(163)

Peruvian0.5%(100)

Ecuadorian0.3%(73)

Cuban0.2%(38)

Salvadoran0.1%(30)

Honduran0.1%(23)

Venezuelan0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(66)

Filipino0.3%(62)

Asian Indian0.2%(37)

Japanese0.1%(24)

Pakistani0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(17)

Uzbek0%(10)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(3)

Ancestry

American23.8%(5,242)

English8.9%(1,951)

German6.5%(1,427)

Irish6.2%(1,359)

Italian3.7%(807)

Subsaharan African1.7%(364)

Polish1.6%(351)

Scottish1.2%(271)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(259)

French0.9%(201)

Nigerian0.6%(124)

Swedish0.5%(106)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(93)

Hungarian0.3%(60)

West Indian0.2%(50)

Swiss0.2%(47)

British0.2%(41)

Portuguese0.2%(39)

Croatian0.2%(38)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Jamaican0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(26)

Dutch0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(23)

Welsh0.1%(22)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(21)

Canadian0.1%(17)

Russian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Slovene0%(9)

Brazilian0%(8)

Armenian0%(7)

Romanian0%(7)

Serbian0%(6)

Greek0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married56.5%(5,568)

Married34.5%(3,397)

Widowed3.2%(317)

Divorced5.7%(566)

Women 15+

Never married42.6%(3,945)

Married38.6%(3,570)

Widowed9.7%(902)

Divorced9.1%(843)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% 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)28.4%(275)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(134)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.7%(375)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 968 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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