Mecklenburg County, VA Demographic Data
Mecklenburg County, VA Summary
Mecklenburg County is located in Virginia
- Population: 32,335
- Area: 679.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 625.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 53.74 sq. miles
- Population Density: 47.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 375.66 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mecklenburg County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,076
52%
50.8
Male
15,133
49%
49.2
Total Population
31,209
323,128,000
Mecklenburg County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,418
4.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,556
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,885
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,731
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,626
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,014
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,300
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,303
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,492
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,453
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,200
13.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,223
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,008
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
25,222
80.8%
77.2
Female
13,149
52.1%
51.3
Male
12,073
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,347
78.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,830
28.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,431
23.8%
15.2
Female
4,192
56.4%
55.8
Male
3,239
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Mecklenburg County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
30,723
98.4%
96.8
White
19,148
61.4%
72.6
Black or African American
11,077
35.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
47
0.2%
0.8
Asian
44
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
6
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
401
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
486
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
818
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
549
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
155
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
114
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
30,391
97.4%
82.2
Mecklenburg County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,958
8.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,653
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,541
32.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,282
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,620
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,515
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,424
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,611
20.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,382
79.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,939
17.1%
31.2
Mecklenburg County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,528
28.6%
33.7%
Now Married
11,976
45.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,211
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
899
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,736
10.4
5.8%
Mecklenburg County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
29,069
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
722
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
548
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
74
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
58
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
42
0.1%
1.1%
Mecklenburg County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,069
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
967
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,980
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,412
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,860
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,018
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,364
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,009
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
191
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
196
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
40,040
57,617
Per capita income
21,492
31,128
Mecklenburg County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
303
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
829
6.6%
9.8
Construction
852
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,147
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
499
4.0%
6.6
Information
129
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,148
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
641
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,086
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
921
7.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,884
15.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
737
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
371
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,221
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,084
32.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,893
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,963
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,386
19.0%
18.1%
Mecklenburg County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,224
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,802
80.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,505
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
210
1.7%
2.7
Other means
289
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
418
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Mecklenburg County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
965
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,532
29.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,197
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
3,372
27.9%
21.0
Mecklenburg County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,066
64.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,660
71.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,406
28.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,627
35.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Mecklenburg County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,693
1 room
20
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
89
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
929
5.0%
9.1
4 rooms
3,281
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
4,681
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
4,037
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,564
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,502
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,590
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mecklenburg County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,693
1-unit, detached
13,297
71.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
170
0.9%
5.9
2-units
208
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
231
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
336
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
82
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
189
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
4,154
22.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
26
0.1%
0.1
Mecklenburg County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,927
10.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,021
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,772
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,167
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,705
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,857
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,602
19.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,353
12.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
195
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
94
0.5%
1.4%
Mecklenburg County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
930
7.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,321
19.2%
4.7
Electricity
6,540
54.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,512
12.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
715
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.3%
1.1
Mecklenburg County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,359
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
88
2.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
93
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
183
4.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
205
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
474
10.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,448
33.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,868
42.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,815
41.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
514
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
593
13.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
270
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,149
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Mecklenburg County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,800
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
0.4%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
13
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
0.7%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
370
13.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
784
28.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,603
57.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
606
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
702
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
515
18.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
421
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
345
12.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
244
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
241
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
956
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
684
0.0%
0.0%
Mecklenburg County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,660
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,225
14.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,031
23.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,883
21.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,188
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,212
14.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
759
8.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
318
3.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
44
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,300
205,000
