2022 population: 6,527 ( 531 from 2010 , 31 from 2020)
Land area: 278.9 square miles
Population density: 23.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,608	55.28%	0.7%
Black:	2,505	38.38%	22.7%
Indian:	28	0.43%	33.3%
Asian:	32	0.49%	28.0%
2+ races:	155	2.37%	56.6%
Hispanic:	199	3.05%	131.4%

Total non-White:	2,919	44.72%	16.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	143	10.9
Deaths:	209	15.9
Net Migration:	32	2.4
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	25	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-556	-7.9

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
7,058
3,583	50.77%
3,240	45.91%
21	0.30%
25	0.35%
99	1.40%
86	1.22%
3,475	49.23%

2000
6,829
3,170	46.42%
3,513	51.44%
16	0.23%
11	0.16%
59	0.86%
51	0.75%
3,659	53.58%

1990
6,145
2,713	44.15%
3,411	55.51%
2	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
19	0.31%
3,432	55.85%

1980
6,046
2,254	37.28%
3,482	57.59%
0	0.00%
2	0.03%
n/a
310	5.13%
3,792	62.72%

1970
5,882
2,048	34.82%
3,834	65.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3,834	65.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
643	9.4
589	8.6
249	3.6
-2	-0.0

413	6.0
-184	-2.7

Number	Rate
1990's
784	12.8
647	10.5
204	3.3
6	0.1

457	7.4
227	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
920	15.2
653	10.8
-92	-1.5
n/a

459	7.6
-360	-6.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-275	-4.7
n/a

206	3.5
-42	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Surry 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
50.5
1,107	17.0%
5,420	83.0%
1,572	24.1%

2,745
2.38

1,903	69.3%
1,379	72.5%
155	8.1%
842	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
1,487	21.1%
5,571	78.9%
1,121	15.9%

2,826
2.50

1,975	69.9%
1,455	73.7%
149	7.5%
851	30.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
1,724	25.2%
5,105	74.8%
961	14.1%

2,603
2.62

1,904	73.1%
1,450	76.2%
185	9.7%
699	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
1,601	26.1%
4,544	73.9%
906	14.7%

2,277
2.70

1,710	75.1%
1,326	77.5%
130	7.6%
567	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
1,856	30.7%
4,190	69.3%
803	13.3%

1,970
3.07

1,485	75.4%
1,288	86.7%
93	6.3%
485	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Surry County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	88	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	126	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	216	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	151	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	111	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	87	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	158	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	300	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	320	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	367	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	137	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	319	11.6%
$200,000 or more	108	3.9%

Median Household Income	68,655
Per Capita Income	36,497

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	107	3.9%
Public Assistance	168	6.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	277	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,783	71.8%
Unemployed	182	4.7%
In Armed Forces	10	0.3%

Total Labor Force	2,975	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	900	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,101	817	57.4%
Non-Profit	90	113	44.3%
Self-Employed	94	102	48.0%

Local Government	199	323	38.1%
State Government	59	160	26.9%
Federal Government	51	37	58.0%

Total Private + Self	1,195	919	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	399	633	38.7%
Total	1,594	1,552	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	26.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	291	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	512	16.3%
Professional, Technical	653	20.7%
Service Occupations	706	22.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.3%
All others	985	31.3%

White Collar		46.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	427	13.6%
Manufacturing	364	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	317	10.1%
Other services	291	9.2%
Retail trade	262	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	217	6.9%
Public administration	194	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	190	6.0%
Construction	187	5.9%
Wholesale trade	164	5.2%
Utilities	116	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	114	3.6%
Finance and insurance	109	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	54	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	1.0%
Information	28	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	109	1.67%
Puerto Rican	47	0.72%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	1	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	28	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	8	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,132	98.5%
Spanish	81	1.3%
Chinese	8	0.1%
German, other Germanic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	798	12.2%
English	738	11.3%
American	402	6.1%
Irish	311	4.8%
German	224	3.4%
Scottish	137	2.1%
Italian	115	1.8%
French	58	0.9%
British	56	0.9%
Welsh	51	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	41	0.6%
Polish	32	0.5%
Austrian	29	0.4%
European	25	0.4%
Dutch	19	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,489	99.1%
Not a citizen	57	0.9%

Native	6,416	98.0%
Foreign-born	130	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
156	3.1%	459	9.2%	1,619	32.6%	1,567	31.5%	871	17.5%	297	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	156	3.1%
9-12 Years	459	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,619	32.6%
Some College	1,567	31.5%
Bach. Degree	871	17.5%
Grad Degree	297	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,119	2,918	201	6.4%	4.4%
1991	3,229	2,937	292	9.0%	5.8%
1992	3,230	2,814	416	12.9%	6.2%
1993	3,060	2,717	343	11.2%	5.2%
1994	2,848	2,512	336	11.8%	4.8%
1995	2,712	2,459	253	9.3%	4.4%
1996	2,698	2,424	274	10.2%	4.3%
1997	2,658	2,437	221	8.3%	3.7%
1998	2,488	2,298	190	7.6%	2.8%
1999	2,414	2,232	182	7.5%	2.7%

2000	3,397	3,299	98	2.9%	2.3%
2001	3,467	3,350	117	3.4%	3.3%
2002	3,571	3,404	167	4.7%	4.4%
2003	3,568	3,396	172	4.8%	4.3%
2004	3,556	3,394	162	4.6%	4.1%
2005	3,650	3,461	189	5.2%	3.8%
2006	3,706	3,569	137	3.7%	3.3%
2007	3,733	3,596	137	3.7%	3.3%
2008	3,813	3,629	184	4.8%	4.3%
2009	3,737	3,451	286	7.7%	6.8%

2010	3,700	3,361	339	9.2%	7.3%
2011	3,753	3,437	316	8.4%	6.6%
2012	3,682	3,401	281	7.6%	5.9%
2013	3,633	3,374	259	7.1%	5.6%
2014	3,676	3,452	224	6.1%	5.1%
2015	3,731	3,545	186	5.0%	4.4%
2016	3,660	3,471	189	5.2%	4.0%
2017	3,756	3,592	164	4.4%	3.7%
2018	3,766	3,640	126	3.3%	2.9%
2019	3,693	3,571	122	3.3%	2.7%

2020	3,603	3,396	207	5.7%	6.2%
2021	3,565	3,430	135	3.8%	3.9%
2022	3,610	3,503	107	3.0%	2.9%
2023	3,764	3,664	100	2.7%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,419
Median Value	$231,400

Occupied	2,745	80.3%
Vacant	674	19.7%

Owned	2,139	77.9%
Rented	606	22.1%
Median Rent	$888

Single-Family Units	2,704	79.1%
Detached	2,679	78.4%
Attached	25	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	104	3.0%
Mobile Homes	564	16.5%

Surry County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Surry County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Surry County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Surry County, VA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Surry County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Surry County, VA