Northampton County vs. Middlesex County

	Northampton County (VA)	Middlesex County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,735	10,769
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.3%	-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,391	10,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,389	10,959
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	16.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.4%	31.1%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	51.3%
White alone, percent	62.5%	79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	33.9%	16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.3%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.4%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,129	1,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,426	7,361
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.4%	80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$164,000	$263,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,213	$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$402	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$736	$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	3.5%
Building permits, 2018	49	35
Households, 2014-2018	5,151	4,454
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.7%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.1%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.5%	64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.2%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.6%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.5%	48.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	45.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,959	9,467
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	97,755	23,204
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	167,140	25,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	117,921	101,324
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,645	$9,363
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,553	$51,917
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,467	$29,707
Persons in poverty, percent	18.8%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	310	324
Total employment, 2017	2,985	2,215
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	102,498	67,714
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,014	978
All firms, 2012	1,342	971
Men-owned firms, 2012	825	534
Women-owned firms, 2012	326	224
Minority-owned firms, 2012	226	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	848
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	163	177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,058	718
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	20.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	58.5	84.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	211.61	130.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Northampton county (VA) and Middlesex county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.