Sussex County is home to 10,765 people in Virginia. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 32% less than in Virginia as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $183,800. There are 22 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,530, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sussex County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate20.1% → 11.6%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.6% → 16.5%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)38.5%(365)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46%(437)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(220)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 949 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
Sussex County, decade by decade
Sussex 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
10,248
$50,001
$113,283
8.6%
61.3
2000
12,504
$56,484
$123,690
10.0%
60.5
2010
12,087
$54,634
$171,621
10.0%
64.5
2020
10,829
$62,664
$149,323
13.3%
68.9
2024
10,765
$63,530
$183,800
16.5%
67.5
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.
