Demographics of Southampton County, Virginia

Southampton County, Virginia had 18,110 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +160 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.

Southampton County, in four figures

18,110
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +160 people.; 47.3 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,795 ±$5,821
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Southampton 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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Southampton County, Virginia's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Southampton 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	17,950	100.0	100.0
2021	18,029	100.4	100.2
2022	17,896	99.7	100.7
2023	18,050	100.6	101.6
2024	18,018	100.4	102.5
2025	18,110	100.9	103.1

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Population of Southampton 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	17,950	−45	−26	0	−20
2021	18,029	+79	−143	0	+219
2022	17,896	−133	−157	−1	+38
2023	18,050	+154	−85	+18	+221
2024	18,018	−32	−79	+13	+34
2025	18,110	+92	−82	+9	+165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±0.9: for men 48.9 ±0.9 and for women 45.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Southampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	777 ±81	4.3% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,569 ±240	14.3% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,184 ±225	6.6% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,852 ±210	21.4% ±1.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,623 ±266	31.3% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,959 ±342	22.0% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,795 ±$5,821, and income per person $34,045 ±$1,948, 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 Southampton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	900 ±189	13.1% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,627 ±289	23.7% ±4.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,102 ±193	16.0% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	967 ±201	14.1% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,202 ±234	17.5% ±3.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	745 ±166	10.8% ±2.4	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	325 ±116	4.7% ±1.7	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 Southampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,430 ±334	8.7% ±2.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	289 ±137	9.0% ±4.2	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	583 ±194	7.3% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	558 ±150	10.8% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Southampton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Southampton County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	7,810 ±51	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±2.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±2.8	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±2.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±3.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,200 ±$8,280	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$930 ±$79	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Southampton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	453 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,856 ±142	60.4% ±0.8	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,240 ±315	29.2% ±1.8	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	140 ±20	0.8% ±0.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 94	0.1% to 0.5%	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	5 to 143	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,144 ±332	6.4% ±1.8	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 Southampton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	12,958 ±443	72.1% ±2.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,486 ±413	25.0% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	72 to 276	0.4% to 1.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	346 ±119	1.9% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	125 to 369	0.7% to 2.1%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 148	0.3% to 0.8%	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%.

Southampton County among the counties of Virginia

85th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Southampton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Scott County	21,200	−1.8%
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%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 80 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 85 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