Westmoreland County VA Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Westmoreland County VA Housing Affordability Index is 123 State of Virginia Housing Affordability Index is 126
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Westmoreland County VA Wealth Index is 81 State of Virginia Wealth Index is 124
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	18,653
Population in Households	18,583
Population in Families	14,834
Population in Group Qrtrs	70
Population Density	81
Diversity Index¹	56

INCOME
Median Household Income	$53,387
Average Household Income	$68,461
Per Capita Income	$28,548
Wealth Index³	81

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	11,393 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	6,092 (53.5%)
Renter Occupied HU	1,685 (14.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	3,616 (31.7%)
Median Home Value	$221,647
Housing Affordability Index²	123

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	7,777
Average Household Size	2.39
Family Households	5,106
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Westmoreland County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Westmoreland County to the other 133 counties / independent cities and county equivalents in Virginia by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.72%	0.54%
Households	0.67%	0.5%
Families	0.57%	0.43%
Median Household Income		2.45%
Per Capita Income		2.78%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 83	38th
Population Density	# 81	40th
Diversity Index	# 37	73rd
Median Household Income	# 65	52nd
Per Capita Income	# 67	50th

Westmoreland County VA Information

Westmoreland County VA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Westmoreland County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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