Isle of Wight County vs. Surry County

	Isle of Wight County (VA)	Surry County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,953	6,474
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	-8.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	35,274	7,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	35,270	7,058
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.8%	16.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.6%
White alone, percent	72.7%	54.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.4%	42.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.3%	52.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,577	675
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,889	3,604
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.7%	76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$262,300	$190,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,736	$1,372
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$488	$456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,036	$923
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	2.5%
Building permits, 2018	178	25
Households, 2014-2018	14,304	2,760
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.4%	92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.1%	64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.5%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	57.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	34,065	1,606
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	43,959	944
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	246,871	14,869
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,974	$2,173
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.9	41.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,376	$54,844
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,344	$28,688
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	12.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	670	76
Total employment, 2017	9,690	1,357
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	463,842	111,971
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,360	380
All firms, 2012	2,621	244
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,488	146
Women-owned firms, 2012	792	59
Minority-owned firms, 2012	444	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,030	158
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,849	222
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.3%	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	26.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	111.8	25.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	315.61	278.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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