Isle of Wight County, Virginia Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Isle of Wight County, VA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 85% of counties in Virginia
  • C
    Education Below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Isle of Wight County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
Population 39,974 8,702,460 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 110.2 203.3 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 1.31% 0.57% 0.59%
Median age 42.2 37.4 37.3
Households 15,756 3,364,625 130,235,071

Population in Isle of Wight County grew by 15.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 39,974 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Isle of Wight County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 23.5% of residents. That is 3.0 points above Virginia as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Virginia, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.8% of the people living in Isle of Wight County and men 49.2%.

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Economy

Isle of Wight County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $94,885 $93,527 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.28% 4.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 3.8% 4.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Isle of Wight County is about 1% higher than in Virginia.

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Housing

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $169,642 $256,082 $248,835
Median rent $1,358 $1,579 $1,407
Homeownership rate 80.1% 67.3% 65.2%

The median home price in Isle of Wight County is about 10.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,358 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Isle of Wight County spend about 58 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 240 hours, about 10.0 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 28.8 23.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 57.5 46.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 240 193 187
Estimated yearly cost $7,429 $5,986 $5,790
Work from home 11.2% 18.3% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 13,339 10,059 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 1,886 1,531 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Virginia: Lexington city (10.6 min), Covington city (12.2 min), Norton city (13.1 min).
Slowest: Amelia County (43.7 min), Craig County (41.3 min), Buckingham County (41.3 min).

The average commute time in Isle of Wight County is 29 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Virginia.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Isle of Wight County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 28.1% 37.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.52 2.52 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Virginia: Falls Church city (0.6), Arlington County (0.6), Alexandria city (0.5).
Lowest: Greensville County (0.2), Lunenburg County (0.2), Buchanan County (0.2).

Health

Isle of Wight County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Isle of Wight County Virginia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.5 77.3 78.3
Self-rated poor health 15.6% 16.9% 16.3%
Smokers 17.8% 19.0% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Virginia: Falls Church city (0.8), Arlington County (0.8), Fairfax County (0.8).
Lowest: Emporia city (0.7), Petersburg city (0.8), Galax city (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

How many people live in Isle of Wight County, Virginia?

About 39,974 people live in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in 15,756 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 42.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.

Is Isle of Wight County, Virginia urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Isle of Wight County, Virginia has 110 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is close to the U.S. average of 86.

Is Isle of Wight County, Virginia an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 1.8 times the median household income ($169,642 against $94,885), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $1,358 a month takes about 17% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Isle of Wight County, Virginia?

Unemployment in Isle of Wight County, Virginia is only 3.8%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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