Demographics of Middlesex County, Virginia

Middlesex County, Virginia had 10,841 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +232 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.

Middlesex County, in four figures

10,841
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +232 people.; 55.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,060 ±$9,373
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.

Middlesex County, Virginia's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Middlesex 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Middlesex County, Virginia's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Middlesex 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	10,609	100.0	100.0
2021	10,780	101.6	100.2
2022	10,953	103.2	100.7
2023	10,925	103.0	101.6
2024	10,941	103.1	102.5
2025	10,841	102.2	103.1

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Population of Middlesex County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,609	−10	−34	0	+27
2021	10,780	+171	−105	+8	+283
2022	10,953	+173	−120	+36	+244
2023	10,925	−28	−116	+36	+54
2024	10,941	+16	−90	+27	+80
2025	10,841	−100	−99	+17	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.5 ±0.5: for men 54.2 ±1.0 and for women 57.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Middlesex County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	380 ±91	3.5% ±0.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,360 ±244	12.5% ±2.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	443 ±132	4.1% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,157 ±215	19.9% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,803 ±281	25.8% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,704 ±353	34.1% ±3.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,060 ±$9,373, and income per person $41,083 ±$2,899, 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 Middlesex County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	637 ±171	13.3% ±3.5	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	968 ±233	20.3% ±4.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	779 ±204	16.3% ±4.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	559 ±146	11.7% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,058 ±247	22.2% ±5.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	457 ±136	9.6% ±2.8	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	314 ±90	6.6% ±1.8	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 Middlesex County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	759 ±284	7.3% ±2.7	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	38 to 204	2.5% to 12.6%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	399 ±176	9.7% ±4.2	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	239 ±109	5.1% ±2.3	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Middlesex County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Middlesex County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	7,153 ±46	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.7% ±4.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.3% ±3.9	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.4% ±2.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.6% ±3.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$352,200 ±$38,390	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,059 ±$132	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Middlesex County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	349 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,420 ±26	77.6% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,711 ±182	15.8% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.8%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	151 to 459	1.4% to 4.2%	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 Middlesex County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,845 ±333	63.1% ±3.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,515 ±326	32.4% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	211 ±76	1.9% ±0.7	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	276 ±85	2.5% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82 to 242	0.8% to 2.2%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	114 ±54	1.1% ±0.5	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%.

Middlesex County among the counties of Virginia

113th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Middlesex County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lunenburg County	12,058	+0.9%
Northampton County	11,879	−2.8%
Charlotte County	11,401	−1.2%
Greensville County	11,181	−1.8%
Lancaster County	10,995	+0.9%
Middlesex County	10,841	+2.2%
Sussex County	10,755	−0.4%
Essex County	10,654	+0.5%
Cumberland County	10,352	+6.9%
Richmond County	9,294	+4.2%
Mathews County	8,529	+0.1%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026