Demographics of Westmoreland County, Virginia

Westmoreland County, Virginia had 19,715 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,202 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.

Westmoreland County, in four figures

19,715
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,202 people.; 47.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,398 ±$7,180
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.

Westmoreland County, Virginia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westmoreland 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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Westmoreland County, Virginia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westmoreland 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	18,513	100.0	100.0
2021	18,779	101.4	100.2
2022	18,712	101.1	100.7
2023	18,978	102.5	101.6
2024	19,338	104.5	102.5
2025	19,715	106.5	103.1

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Population of Westmoreland 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	18,513	+33	−24	0	+64
2021	18,779	+266	−82	+1	+361
2022	18,712	−67	−141	−3	+80
2023	18,978	+266	−81	+15	+325
2024	19,338	+360	−66	+4	+414
2025	19,715	+377	−71	−14	+469

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.7 ±0.6: for men 47.2 ±1.3 and for women 47.9 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westmoreland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	914 ±108	4.9% ±0.6	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,447 ±326	13.0% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,067 ±238	5.7% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,242 ±446	22.5% ±2.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,139 ±447	27.3% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,017 ±417	26.6% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,398 ±$7,180, and income per person $39,344 ±$4,292, 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 Westmoreland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,371 ±297	16.8% ±3.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,636 ±375	20.1% ±4.5	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,600 ±302	19.6% ±3.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,170 ±238	14.4% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,362 ±241	16.7% ±2.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	567 ±167	7.0% ±2.0	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	443 ±185	5.4% ±2.3	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 Westmoreland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,614 ±557	14.0% ±3.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	605 ±194	18.6% ±5.5	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,272 ±359	14.7% ±4.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	737 ±209	11.0% ±3.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westmoreland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westmoreland County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,448 ±21	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.2% ±3.4	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.8% ±3.4	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±3.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±3.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$269,600 ±$20,472	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,018 ±$157	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Westmoreland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,210 ±0	6.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,733 ±179	62.3% ±1.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,366 ±268	23.2% ±1.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	185 ±57	1.0% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	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	22 to 338	0.1% to 1.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,136 ±277	6.0% ±1.5	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 Westmoreland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	10,628 ±620	56.5% ±3.3	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,111 ±636	37.8% ±3.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	64 to 312	0.3% to 1.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	899 ±207	4.8% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	191 to 593	1.0% to 3.1%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	507 ±171	2.7% ±0.9	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%.

Westmoreland County among the counties of Virginia

81st of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Westmoreland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rockbridge County	22,663	> −0.1%
Prince Edward County	22,391	+2.3%
Greene County	21,958	+6.6%
Lee County	21,642	−2.1%
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%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 81 Counties by population in Virginia
No. 246 Counties by median age

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