Demographics of Nottoway County, Virginia

Nottoway County, Virginia had 15,796 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +154 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.

Nottoway County, in four figures

15,796
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +154 people.; 41.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,261 ±$6,928
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.

Nottoway County, Virginia's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nottoway 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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Nottoway County, Virginia's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nottoway 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	15,642	100.0	100.0
2021	15,574	99.6	100.2
2022	15,558	99.5	100.7
2023	15,581	99.6	101.6
2024	15,690	100.3	102.5
2025	15,796	101.0	103.1

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Population of Nottoway 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	15,642	−2	−11	0	+5
2021	15,574	−68	−100	+1	+22
2022	15,558	−16	−85	+15	+68
2023	15,581	+23	−69	+14	+79
2024	15,690	+109	−45	+49	+107
2025	15,796	+106	−51	+28	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.7: for men 40.7 ±0.8 and for women 42.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nottoway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	770 ±126	4.9% ±0.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,233 ±240	14.3% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,294 ±192	8.3% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,181 ±343	26.8% ±2.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,188 ±338	26.9% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,931 ±284	18.8% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,261 ±$6,928, and income per person $26,253 ±$1,482, 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 Nottoway County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,100 ±232	19.6% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,293 ±286	23.0% ±5.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	976 ±214	17.4% ±3.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	717 ±195	12.8% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	908 ±198	16.2% ±3.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	457 ±154	8.1% ±2.7	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	160 ±69	2.9% ±1.2	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 Nottoway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,527 ±382	18.5% ±2.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	439 ±174	14.8% ±5.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,310 ±217	18.7% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	778 ±179	20.9% ±4.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nottoway County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nottoway County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	6,749 ±44	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.1% ±3.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.9% ±3.1	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.6% ±3.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.4% ±3.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$167,500 ±$11,409	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$972 ±$121	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	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 Nottoway County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	758 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,438 ±62	54.1% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,653 ±167	36.2% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	125 ±37	0.8% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	549 ±152	3.5% ±1.0	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 Nottoway County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	11,731 ±381	75.2% ±2.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,279 ±364	21.0% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	37 to 191	0.2% to 1.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	473 ±138	3.0% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	200 ±87	1.3% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	273 ±111	1.8% ±0.7	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%.

Nottoway County among the counties of Virginia

94th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Nottoway County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Buckingham County	17,137	+1.8%
Giles County	16,564	−1.3%
Manassas Park city	16,560	−3.5%
Bristol city	16,418	−5.2%
Williamsburg city	15,861	+2.6%
Nottoway County	15,796	+1.0%
Floyd County	15,789	+2.1%
Brunswick County	15,727	−0.6%
Clarke County	15,609	+5.3%
Grayson County	15,230	−0.3%
Falls Church city	15,159	+3.3%

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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