| | People QuickFacts | Sussex County | Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 11,972 | 8,185,867 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 12,087 | 8,001,031 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.0% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 12,087 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.7% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 16.8% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 41.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 40.5% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 57.8% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.4% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 38.7% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 94.1% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.3% | 11.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.2% | 14.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 66.5% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 10.1% | 34.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,192 | 743,070 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.3 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,679 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 64.3% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.9% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $122,400 | $254,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,600 | 2,991,025 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.80 | 2.57 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $16,974 | $33,040 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $40,088 | $63,302 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.6% | 10.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Sussex County | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 193 | 193,0422 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,208 | 2,998,2782 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -24.6 | 3.32 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 430 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 515 | 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 | 26.9% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,872 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,698 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,741 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 15 | 23,297 |