Demographics of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Pittsylvania County, Virginia had 59,490 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −879 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.

Pittsylvania County, in four figures

59,490
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −879 people.; 48.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,085 ±$2,331
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.

Pittsylvania County, Virginia's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pittsylvania 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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Pittsylvania County, Virginia's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pittsylvania 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	60,369	100.0	100.0
2021	60,066	99.5	100.2
2022	59,862	99.2	100.7
2023	59,652	98.8	101.6
2024	59,505	98.6	102.5
2025	59,490	98.5	103.1

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Population of Pittsylvania 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	60,369	−130	−75	0	−59
2021	60,066	−303	−447	+3	+85
2022	59,862	−204	−465	+13	+281
2023	59,652	−210	−369	+20	+157
2024	59,505	−147	−378	+61	+182
2025	59,490	−15	−374	+12	+349

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.1 ±0.3: for men 46.8 ±0.4 and for women 49.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pittsylvania County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,449 ±159	4.1% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,269 ±401	13.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,364 ±371	7.3% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,791 ±402	21.4% ±0.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,310 ±587	28.9% ±1.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,673 ±659	24.5% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,085 ±$2,331, and income per person $30,435 ±$905, 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 Pittsylvania County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	5,741 ±610	22.9% ±2.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,850 ±522	23.4% ±2.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,398 ±371	17.6% ±1.4	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,277 ±326	13.1% ±1.3	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,684 ±375	14.7% ±1.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,056 ±195	4.2% ±0.8	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,014 ±191	4.1% ±0.8	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 Pittsylvania County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	8,512 ±1,032	14.6% ±1.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,749 ±329	16.4% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,555 ±490	12.7% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,208 ±500	16.2% ±2.4	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pittsylvania County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pittsylvania County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	29,443 ±52	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±1.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±2.0	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±2.2	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,400 ±$4,768	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$861 ±$42	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Pittsylvania County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,857 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,827 ±131	73.2% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,137 ±370	20.3% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	83 to 287	0.1% to 0.5%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,769 ±374	3.0% ±0.6	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 Pittsylvania County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	45,724 ±812	76.4% ±1.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,795 ±798	21.4% ±1.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	336 ±146	0.6% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,001 ±164	1.7% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	458 ±112	0.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	543 ±148	0.9% ±0.2	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pittsylvania County among the counties of Virginia

31st of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Pittsylvania County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bedford County	83,059	+4.4%
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%
Augusta County	78,940	+1.7%
Fauquier County	76,503	+4.8%
York County	71,374	+1.6%
Pittsylvania County	59,490	−1.5%
Culpeper County	57,666	+9.3%
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%
Harrisonburg city	50,839	−1.7%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 31 Counties by population in Virginia
No. 108 Counties by population growth 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