Homeownership Rate in Essex County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
71.7%
Rank #2,059/3,222 · #81 in VA
36th
Essex 71.7%
VA 67.3% +6.5%
US 64.4% +11.4%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's homeownership rate of 71.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,056 | Lincoln County, CO | 71.7% |
| #2,057 | Bonneville County, ID | 71.7% |
| #2,058 | Scott County, KY | 71.7% |
| #2,059 | Essex County, VA | 71.7% |
| #2,060 | Trinity County, CA | 71.7% |
| #2,061 | Hatillo Municipio, PR | 71.7% |
| #2,062 | Josephine County, OR | 71.7% |
About Homeownership Rate
Essex County, Virginia has a homeownership rate of 71.7%, ranking #2,059 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.4% above the national value of 64.4%. Within Virginia, it ranks #81 of 133. This places it in the 36th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.