Accomack County vs. Middlesex County

	Accomack County (VA)	Middlesex County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,412	10,769
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,162	10,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,164	10,959
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	16.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.6%	31.1%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.3%
White alone, percent	68.1%	79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.6%	16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.3%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.0%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,700	1,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,290	7,361
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.9%	80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,000	$263,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,165	$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$797	$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	3.5%
Building permits, 2018	92	35
Households, 2014-2018	13,401	4,454
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.5%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.2%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.8%	64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.6%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	48.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	45.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	53,568	9,467
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	62,723	23,204
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,932	25,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	348,195	101,324
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,443	$9,363
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.8	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,210	$51,917
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,355	$29,707
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	745	324
Total employment, 2017	8,625	2,215
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	264,037	67,714
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,330	978
All firms, 2012	2,997	971
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,716	534
Women-owned firms, 2012	802	224
Minority-owned firms, 2012	335	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,560	848
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	212	177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,536	718
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.0%	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	23.1%	20.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	73.8	84.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	449.50	130.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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