2022 population: 16,748 ( 1,775 from 2010 , 631 from 2020)
Land area: 334.2 square miles
Population density: 50.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,858	76.77%	12.0%
Black:	2,941	17.56%	1.9%
Indian:	57	0.34%	103.6%
Asian:	78	0.47%	100.0%
2+ races:	407	2.43%	73.2%
Hispanic:	407	2.43%	143.7%

Total non-White:	3,890	23.23%	11.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	453	14.1
Deaths:	409	12.7
Net Migration:	559	17.3
Net Immigration:	22	0.7

Change in White population:	1,375	9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	400	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,973
11,483	76.69%
2,998	20.02%
28	0.19%
39	0.26%
235	1.57%
167	1.12%
3,490	23.31%

2000
13,705
10,377	75.72%
3,132	22.85%
17	0.12%
26	0.19%
70	0.51%
65	0.47%
3,328	24.28%

1990
12,298
9,402	76.45%
2,819	22.92%
33	0.27%
17	0.14%
n/a
27	0.22%
2,896	23.55%

1980
11,971
9,114	76.13%
2,729	22.80%
13	0.11%
15	0.13%
n/a
100	0.84%
2,857	23.87%

1970
9,784
7,256	74.16%
2,512	25.67%
4	0.04%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.13%
2,528	25.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,427	10.4
1,305	9.5
721	5.3
84	0.6

1,106	8.1
162	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
1,645	13.4
1,348	11.0
738	6.0
3	0.0

975	7.9
432	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,601	13.4
1,189	9.9
-29	-0.2
n/a

288	2.4
39	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,568	16.0
n/a

1,858	19.0
329	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Appomattox County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
3,549	21.2%
13,199	78.8%
3,334	19.9%

6,535
2.47

4,496	68.8%
3,568	79.4%
387	8.6%
2,039	31.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
3,325	22.2%
11,648	77.8%
2,607	17.4%

6,033
2.47

4,331	71.8%
3,301	76.2%
389	9.0%
1,702	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
3,383	24.7%
10,322	75.3%
2,061	15.0%

5,331
2.55

4,024	75.5%
3,146	78.2%
420	10.4%
1,307	24.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
3,102	25.2%
9,196	74.8%
1,811	14.7%

4,478
2.71

3,561	79.5%
2,984	83.8%
206	5.8%
917	20.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
3,549	29.6%
8,422	70.4%
1,467	12.3%

4,080
2.92

3,343	81.9%
2,862	85.6%
169	5.1%
737	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Appomattox County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	379	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	324	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	274	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	377	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	132	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	380	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	366	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	313	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	320	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	401	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	588	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	900	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	736	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	397	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	334	5.1%
$200,000 or more	314	4.8%

Median Household Income	60,041
Per Capita Income	31,654

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	290	4.4%
Public Assistance	196	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	813	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,995	73.3%
Unemployed	278	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,273	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	2,273	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,035	2,136	58.7%
Non-Profit	119	546	17.9%
Self-Employed	442	263	62.7%

Local Government	263	508	34.1%
State Government	160	252	38.8%
Federal Government	56	43	56.6%

Total Private + Self	3,477	2,399	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	598	1,349	30.7%
Total	4,075	3,748	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,152	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,972	25.2%
Professional, Technical	1,284	16.4%
Service Occupations	1,152	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	0.4%
All others	2,272	29.0%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,093	14.0%
Retail trade	1,024	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	997	12.7%
Construction	952	12.2%
Public administration	613	7.8%
Educational services	509	6.5%
Other services	492	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	364	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	350	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	350	4.5%
Finance and insurance	318	4.1%
Utilities	180	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	170	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	154	2.0%
Information	82	1.0%
Wholesale trade	59	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	56	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	177	1.09%
Puerto Rican	14	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	55	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	48	0.30%
Honduran	7	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	58	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	51	0.31%
Chilean	7	0.04%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	48	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	32	0.20%
Korean	19	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,060	98.8%
Spanish	107	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32	0.2%
Other	14	0.1%
German, other Germanic	12	0.1%
Vietnamese	12	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,976	18.3%
English	1,664	10.2%
Irish	1,118	6.9%
German	1,062	6.5%
African	753	4.6%
Italian	284	1.7%
European	250	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	250	1.5%
French	249	1.5%
Scottish	236	1.5%
British	128	0.8%
Dutch	102	0.6%
Welsh	72	0.4%
Polish	65	0.4%
Norwegian	53	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,091	99.0%
Not a citizen	162	1.0%

Native	16,001	98.4%
Foreign-born	252	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
433	3.8%	726	6.3%	4,558	39.7%	3,559	31.0%	1,626	14.2%	589	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	433	3.8%
9-12 Years	726	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,558	39.7%
Some College	3,559	31.0%
Bach. Degree	1,626	14.2%
Grad Degree	589	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,230	5,905	325	5.2%	4.4%
1991	6,456	6,009	447	6.9%	5.8%
1992	6,743	6,134	609	9.0%	6.2%
1993	6,250	5,798	452	7.2%	5.2%
1994	6,137	5,725	412	6.7%	4.8%
1995	6,019	5,660	359	6.0%	4.4%
1996	5,832	5,496	336	5.8%	4.3%
1997	5,816	5,496	320	5.5%	3.7%
1998	5,679	5,458	221	3.9%	2.8%
1999	5,443	5,232	211	3.9%	2.7%

2000	6,768	6,602	166	2.5%	2.3%
2001	6,752	6,453	299	4.4%	3.3%
2002	6,735	6,337	398	5.9%	4.4%
2003	6,730	6,335	395	5.9%	4.3%
2004	6,724	6,391	333	5.0%	4.1%
2005	6,846	6,498	348	5.1%	3.8%
2006	6,960	6,684	276	4.0%	3.3%
2007	7,006	6,712	294	4.2%	3.3%
2008	7,292	6,941	351	4.8%	4.3%
2009	7,174	6,595	579	8.1%	6.8%

2010	7,354	6,707	647	8.8%	7.3%
2011	7,250	6,675	575	7.9%	6.6%
2012	7,211	6,684	527	7.3%	5.9%
2013	7,158	6,707	451	6.3%	5.6%
2014	7,139	6,739	400	5.6%	5.1%
2015	7,066	6,725	341	4.8%	4.4%
2016	7,006	6,684	322	4.6%	4.0%
2017	7,118	6,811	307	4.3%	3.7%
2018	7,151	6,893	258	3.6%	2.9%
2019	7,263	7,021	242	3.3%	2.7%

2020	7,046	6,636	410	5.8%	6.2%
2021	7,025	6,753	272	3.9%	3.9%
2022	7,147	6,918	229	3.2%	2.9%
2023	7,246	6,982	264	3.6%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,338
Median Value	$178,000

Occupied	6,535	89.1%
Vacant	803	10.9%

Owned	5,083	77.8%
Rented	1,452	22.2%
Median Rent	$861

Single-Family Units	5,896	80.3%
Detached	5,841	79.6%
Attached	55	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	257	3.5%
Mobile Homes	1,090	14.9%

Appomattox County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Appomattox County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Appomattox County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Appomattox County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Appomattox County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Appomattox County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Appomattox County, VA