Demographics of Surry County, Virginia

Surry County, Virginia had 6,603 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +55 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.

Surry County, in four figures

6,603
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +55 people.; 50.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,041 ±$15,313
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.

Surry County, Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Surry 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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Surry County, Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Surry 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	6,548	100.0	100.0
2021	6,532	99.8	100.2
2022	6,503	99.3	100.7
2023	6,591	100.7	101.6
2024	6,593	100.7	102.5
2025	6,603	100.8	103.1

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Population of Surry 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	6,548	−7	−8	0	0
2021	6,532	−16	−22	0	+4
2022	6,503	−29	−58	−1	+30
2023	6,591	+88	−14	0	+102
2024	6,593	+2	−17	0	+19
2025	6,603	+10	−16	0	+27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.4 ±0.7: for men 48.2 ±2.0 and for women 52.1 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Surry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	306 ±82	4.7% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	809 ±146	12.4% ±2.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	504 ±168	7.7% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,320 ±185	20.2% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,939 ±190	29.6% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,671 ±175	25.5% ±2.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,041 ±$15,313, and income per person $41,994 ±$3,662, 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 Surry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	402 ±112	14.2% ±3.9	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	574 ±134	20.3% ±4.6	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	418 ±107	14.8% ±3.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	336 ±102	11.9% ±3.5	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	584 ±132	20.6% ±4.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	281 ±94	9.9% ±3.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	235 ±87	8.3% ±3.0	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 Surry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	685 ±219	10.5% ±3.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	97 to 331	9.6% to 30.3%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	257 ±112	8.9% ±3.8	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	214 ±94	8.4% ±3.7	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 Surry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Surry County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,451 ±19	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±5.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±5.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.5% ±3.0	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.5% ±4.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$238,800 ±$20,391	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$983 ±$78	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Surry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	205 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,532 ±74	53.9% ±1.1	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,554 ±111	39.0% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.8%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	99 to 377	1.5% to 5.8%	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 Surry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,921 ±186	75.1% ±2.8	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,472 ±193	22.5% ±2.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 51	0.1% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	59 to 195	0.9% to 3.0%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31 to 101	0.5% to 1.5%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8 to 114	0.1% to 1.7%	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%.

Surry County among the counties of Virginia

126th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Surry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%
Bath County	4,076	−2.6%

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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