Demographics of New Kent County, Virginia

New Kent County, Virginia had 28,022 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,904 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.

New Kent County, in four figures

28,022
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +21.2%
Change since July 2020: +4,904 people.; 42.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $123,314 ±$7,122
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.

New Kent County, Virginia's population grew 21.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of New Kent 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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New Kent County, Virginia's population grew 21.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of New Kent 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	23,118	100.0	100.0
2021	23,952	103.6	100.2
2022	24,972	108.0	100.7
2023	26,178	113.2	101.6
2024	27,196	117.6	102.5
2025	28,022	121.2	103.1

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Population of New Kent 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	23,118	+176	+11	0	+182
2021	23,952	+834	−2	+1	+884
2022	24,972	+1,020	+54	+2	+911
2023	26,178	+1,206	+39	+12	+1,123
2024	27,196	+1,018	+42	+4	+949
2025	28,022	+826	+35	−9	+801

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±1.1: for men 39.9 ±1.7 and for women 46.5 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in New Kent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,254 ±99	5.0% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,633 ±329	14.5% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,663 ±315	6.6% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,488 ±464	25.8% ±1.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,431 ±471	29.6% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,636 ±442	18.5% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $123,314 ±$7,122, and income per person $52,739 ±$3,421, 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 New Kent County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	574 ±204	6.2% ±2.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	788 ±225	8.5% ±2.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,095 ±257	11.8% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,218 ±268	13.1% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,451 ±349	26.5% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,524 ±278	16.5% ±3.0	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,613 ±316	17.4% ±3.4	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 New Kent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,154 ±460	4.7% ±1.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	76 to 312	1.6% to 6.4%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	177 to 817	1.4% to 6.4%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	463 ±195	6.9% ±2.9	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 New Kent County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Kent County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	9,795 ±45	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±2.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	92.6% ±2.2	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.4% ±2.2	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$393,600 ±$15,738	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,721 ±$291	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±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 New Kent County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	964 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,996 ±170	75.7% ±0.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,308 ±311	13.2% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	336 ±59	1.3% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	76 to 244	0.3% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,284 ±384	5.1% ±1.5	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 New Kent County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	15,501 ±798	61.7% ±3.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,968 ±804	31.7% ±3.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	599 ±209	2.4% ±0.8	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,037 ±238	4.1% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	592 ±183	2.4% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	445 ±174	1.8% ±0.7	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

New Kent County among the counties of Virginia

67th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near New Kent County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%
Fairfax city	26,772	+10.7%
Salem city	25,816	+1.6%
Russell County	25,332	−1.7%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 28 Counties by population growth
No. 67 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