Isle of Wight County, VA

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2023 Population

39,444

1.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AMark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

44.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Employed Population

19,017

2.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Isle of Wight County, VA had a population of 39.4k people with a median age of 44.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Isle of Wight County, VA grew from 38,898 to 39,444, a 1.4% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Isle of Wight County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Isle of Wight County, VA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Isle of Wight County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Isle of Wight County, VA borders James City County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Franklin city, VA, Newport News city, VA, and Suffolk city, VA.

United States Virginia Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Population & Diversity

Isle of Wight County, VA is home to a population of 39.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Isle of Wight County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.2% of Isle of Wight County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Isle of Wight County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,867 ± 332
Vietnam
1,094 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
1,023 ± 243

Isle of Wight County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Isle of Wight County, VA employs 19k people. The largest industries in Isle of Wight County, VA are Manufacturing (3,000 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,619 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($115,811), Utilities ($91,974), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,977).

Employment

Occupations

19k

2023 Value

± 983

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 7.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 18.6k employees to 19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Management Occupations (2,390 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,253 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,350 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Isle of Wight County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19k

2023 Value

± 983

2.13%

1 Year growth

± 7.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Isle of Wight County, VA grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 18.6k employees to 19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Isle of Wight County, VA, are Manufacturing (3,000 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,683 people), and Retail Trade (1,619 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Isle of Wight County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Isle of Wight County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Isle of Wight County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.4%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (58.4%)
Republican Party
N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (40.1%)
Democratic Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (1.4%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Isle of Wight County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

N/AMark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

N/ATim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Isle of Wight County, VA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Isle of Wight County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Isle of Wight County, VA is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Isle of Wight County, VA was Census Tract 2801.06 with a value of $155,000, followed by Census Tract 2801.04 and Census Tract 2801.01, with respective values of $122,442 and $88,594.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2801.06
Census Tract 2801.04
Census Tract 2801.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Isle of Wight County, VA was Census Tract 2801.06 with a value of $155,000, followed by Census Tract 2801.04 and Census Tract 2801.01, with respective values of $122,442 and $88,594.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Isle of Wight County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Isle of Wight County, VA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Isle of Wight County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Isle of Wight County, VA is from Isle of Wight County, VA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Isle of Wight County, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (7.02%)

In 2023, 81.4% of workers in Isle of Wight County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Isle of Wight County, VA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Isle of Wight County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Isle of Wight County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Isle of Wight County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Isle of Wight County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Isle of Wight County, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Isle of Wight County, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Isle of Wight County, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Isle of Wight County, VA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Isle of Wight County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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