Mecklenburg County vs. Lunenburg County

	Mecklenburg County (VA)	Lunenburg County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	30,650	12,086
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	-6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,720	12,916
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,727	12,914
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.5%	18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.6%	22.3%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	47.0%
White alone, percent	62.3%	62.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	34.6%	34.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.0%	59.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,536	1,068
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,011	5,987
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,200	$116,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,040	$1,011
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$693	$706
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	2.5%
Building permits, 2018	68	7
Households, 2014-2018	11,815	4,331
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	94.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	69.4%	67.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.2%	56.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.6%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.0%	46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.0%	45.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	153,679	11,338
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	298,021	99,369
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,989	111,207
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	417,087	51,265
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,137	$4,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,025	$41,868
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,943	$18,677
Persons in poverty, percent	18.7%	18.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	790	176
Total employment, 2017	9,491	1,730
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	311,392	54,326
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.9%	-3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,625	626
All firms, 2012	2,217	900
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,247	547
Women-owned firms, 2012	702	283
Minority-owned firms, 2012	476	183
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,631	697
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	271	78
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,784	780
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.1%	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	29.7%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.3	29.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	625.49	431.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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