| | People QuickFacts | Northampton County | Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 12,226 | 8,185,867 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 12,389 | 8,001,031 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.3% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 12,389 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.6% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 22.2% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.3% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 60.7% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 36.6% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 7.4% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 54.1% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 90.7% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.8% | 11.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 7.1% | 14.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 78.2% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 21.0% | 34.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,124 | 743,070 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 16.3 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 7,268 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 69.4% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.8% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $206,600 | $254,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,195 | 2,991,025 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.57 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,824 | $33,040 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $36,965 | $63,302 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.6% | 10.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Northampton County | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 337 | 193,0421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,211 | 2,998,2781 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -6.1 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,042 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,285 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.0% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 59,271 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 135,111 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,072 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,555 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 44 | 23,297 |