Median Age in Essex County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Essex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Essex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.
■ Essex County: 47.1 years
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #460 | Hyde County, NC | 47.1 years |
| #461 | McIntosh County, OK | 47.1 years |
| #462 | Warren County, PA | 47.1 years |
| #463 | Essex County, VA | 47.1 years |
| #464 | James City County, VA | 47.1 years |
| #465 | Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 47.1 years |
| #466 | Audubon County, IA | 47.0 years |
Median Age in Essex County, Virginia
Essex County, Virginia has a median age of 47.1 years, which ranks #463 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.1% above the national value of 38.9 years.
Within Virginia, Essex County ranks #33 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.