King and Queen County vs. Essex County
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King and Queen County (VA) Essex County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7,042 10,919
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.4% -2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,942 11,149
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,945 11,151
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.3% 4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 17.6% 18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.9% 23.2%
Female persons, percent 49.3% 53.2%
White alone, percent 68.2% 56.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 26.7% 38.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.8% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 1.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.3% 3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.7% 54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 735 716
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.7% 1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,512 5,869
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 83.6% 69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $161,800 $188,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,214 $1,214
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $346 $434
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $893 $868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 2.7% 8.6%
Building permits, 2018 15 40
Households, 2014-2018 2,826 4,463
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.50 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 92.7% 88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.4% 3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 74.5% 77.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 57.0% 57.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.0% 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.8% 16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.7% 9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.1% 12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.7% 61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.4% 60.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,350 236,634
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $1,753 $21,066
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 33.9 37.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,516 $52,681
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,306 $26,603
Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 120 305
Total employment, 2017 644 3,352
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 24,820 98,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 21.5% -7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 436 786
All firms, 2012 424 842
Men-owned firms, 2012 329 470
Women-owned firms, 2012 50 229
Minority-owned firms, 2012 92 146
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 324 640
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 91 139
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 307 614
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 0.0% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 22.0 43.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 315.14 257.12
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between King and Queen county (VA) and Essex county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.