What is the population of Sussex County, Virginia?

The population of Sussex County, Virginia is 10,836, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Sussex County, Virginia?

The median household income in Sussex County, Virginia is $65,293, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Sussex County, Virginia is $155,208, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Sussex County, Virginia is 4.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Population	10,836	8,661,529	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	22.0	202.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.18%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	43.2	37.2	37.1
Households	3,705	3,324,966	128,459,983

Year	Sussex County

Group	Share

Sussex County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,293	$91,409	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	8.06%	4.62%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%	5.2%

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$155,208	$257,048	$242,182
Median rent	$951	$1,514	$1,342
Homeownership rate	69.3%	67.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM .

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	33.6	23.3	22.5
Work from home	8.1%	16.2%	13.4%

Sussex County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	37.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.53	2.54

Sussex County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Sussex County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	71.0	77.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.9%	16.9%	16.3%
Smokers	22.8%	19.0%	19.0%