Demographics of King and Queen County, Virginia

King and Queen County, Virginia had 6,743 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +158 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

King and Queen County, in four figures

6,743
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +158 people.; 49.3 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,469 ±$14,473
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

King and Queen County, Virginia's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of King and Queen County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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King and Queen County, Virginia's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of King and Queen County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,585	100.0	100.0
2021	6,666	101.2	100.2
2022	6,712	101.9	100.7
2023	6,739	102.3	101.6
2024	6,726	102.1	102.5
2025	6,743	102.4	103.1

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Population of King and Queen County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,585	−18	−13	−6
2021	6,666	+81	−53	+142
2022	6,712	+46	−53	+99
2023	6,739	+27	−30	+56
2024	6,726	−13	−41	+28
2025	6,743	+17	−42	+60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.3 ±2.1: for men 48.0 ±2.9 and for women 50.1 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in King and Queen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	314 ±70	4.7% ±1.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	850 ±138	12.7% ±2.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	260 ±94	3.9% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,473 ±188	22.0% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,204 ±253	32.9% ±3.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,594 ±216	23.8% ±3.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,469 ±$14,473, and income per person $37,430 ±$3,153, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in King and Queen County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	481 ±140	16.0% ±4.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	635 ±166	21.1% ±5.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	513 ±171	17.1% ±5.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	444 ±145	14.8% ±4.8	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	464 ±122	15.5% ±4.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	325 ±117	10.8% ±3.8	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	141 ±68	4.7% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in King and Queen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,195 ±314	17.9% ±4.7	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	472 ±119	41.0% ±8.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	519 ±153	14.8% ±4.2	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	204 ±96	10.0% ±4.6	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in King and Queen County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	King and Queen County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,511 ±17	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±4.9	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±4.9	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±4.7	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±5.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$231,600 ±$19,687	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,004 ±$101	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in King and Queen County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	221 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,435 ±40	66.2% ±0.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,463 ±135	21.9% ±2.0	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 95	0% to 1.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 97	0% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	476 ±143	7.1% ±2.1	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in King and Queen County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	5,007 ±278	74.8% ±4.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,475 ±265	22.0% ±4.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	59 to 183	0.9% to 2.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32 to 152	0.5% to 2.3%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 137	0.4% to 2.0%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

King and Queen County among the counties of Virginia

122nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near King and Queen County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Richmond County	9,294	+4.2%
Mathews County	8,529	+0.1%
Franklin city	8,478	+4.1%
Lexington city	7,769	+6.2%
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 54 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 113 Counties by median age
No. 122 Counties by population in Virginia

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026