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Sussex ZIP codes — Sussex County, Virginia

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Sussex County is home to 10,793 residents with a median household income of $62,821 and a median home value of $178,500. 69.3% of households own their home and 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Sussex ZIP code? 7 ZIP code areas fall inside Sussex County, Virginia, listed in full below.

Population
10,793Sussex County residents
Median household income
$62,821Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$178,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$952Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.3%Owner-occupied households

Sussex County, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Sussex County is a mid-size town in Virginia, with 10,793 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 41 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Sussex County earn a median of $62,821 a year, 20% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Sussex County is valued at $178,500, 41.2% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $952 a month, 32.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,424 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Sussex County

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Sussex County.

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What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cities and towns in Virginia

Largest Census places in Virginia by population.

Nearby counties

Other counties in Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Sussex County?
Sussex County has 10,793 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Sussex County?
Median household income in Sussex County is $62,821 a year, 20% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sussex County?
Median gross rent is $952 a month and the median home value is $178,500, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.
Is Sussex County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sussex County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Sussex County data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.