Median Age in Essex County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
47.1 years
Rank #463/3,222 · #33 in VA
86th
Essex 47.1 years
VA 39.0 years +20.8%
US 38.9 years +21.1%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's median age of 47.1 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Median Age
Essex County, Virginia has a median age of 47.1 years, ranking #463 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.1% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Virginia, it ranks #33 of 133. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. 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.