Demographics of Patrick County, Virginia

Patrick County, Virginia had 17,424 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −159 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.

Patrick County, in four figures

17,424
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −159 people.; 51.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,038 ±$6,528
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.

Patrick County, Virginia's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Patrick 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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Patrick County, Virginia's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Patrick 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	17,583	100.0	100.0
2021	17,647	100.4	100.2
2022	17,559	99.9	100.7
2023	17,468	99.3	101.6
2024	17,395	98.9	102.5
2025	17,424	99.1	103.1

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Population of Patrick 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	17,583	−18	−26	0	+7
2021	17,647	+64	−213	0	+278
2022	17,559	−88	−244	−1	+160
2023	17,468	−91	−176	−2	+88
2024	17,395	−73	−141	0	+70
2025	17,424	+29	−148	−4	+185

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.8 ±0.6: for men 51.3 ±0.7 and for women 52.7 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Patrick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	731 ±82	4.2% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,316 ±232	13.2% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	996 ±240	5.7% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,178 ±219	18.1% ±1.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,456 ±346	31.2% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,835 ±380	27.6% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,038 ±$6,528, and income per person $33,370 ±$2,836, 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 Patrick County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,575 ±290	20.2% ±3.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,166 ±378	27.8% ±4.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,101 ±195	14.1% ±2.4	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,066 ±238	13.7% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	948 ±209	12.2% ±2.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	563 ±172	7.2% ±2.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	362 ±152	4.7% ±1.9	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 Patrick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,997 ±423	11.7% ±2.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	300 ±133	9.9% ±4.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,080 ±270	13.6% ±3.3	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	617 ±160	10.0% ±2.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Patrick County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Patrick County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	10,023 ±24	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.6% ±3.5	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.4% ±3.6	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±3.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±3.9	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$153,400 ±$13,602	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$716 ±$38	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	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 Patrick County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	615 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,607 ±42	89.1% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	884 ±140	5.0% ±0.8	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	90 ±21	0.5% ±0.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	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 21	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	308 ±148	1.8% ±0.8	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 Patrick County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	9,860 ±569	56.3% ±3.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,006 ±562	40.0% ±3.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	59 to 305	0.3% to 1.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	464 ±131	2.6% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	299 ±111	1.7% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	67 to 263	0.4% to 1.5%	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%.

Patrick County among the counties of Virginia

86th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Patrick County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Westmoreland County	19,715	+6.5%
King William County	19,617	+9.5%
Colonial Heights city	18,738	+3.2%
Buchanan County	18,492	−8.7%
Southampton County	18,110	+0.9%
Patrick County	17,424	−0.9%
Radford city	17,243	+7.0%
Appomattox County	17,172	+6.3%
Buckingham County	17,137	+1.8%
Giles County	16,564	−1.3%
Manassas Park city	16,560	−3.5%

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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