Median Household Income
$55,656
Median Home Value
$177,600
Median Gross Rent
$761/mo
Poverty Rate
16.8%
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Homeownership Rate
73.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20.4%
Median Age
43.8
Population Over Time
Surry County shrank 2.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
73,391
2016
72,767
2018
72,099
2020
71,904
2022
71,429
2024
71,425
Business & Industry
Surry County has 1,661 business establishments employing 32,143 people.
Construction
206
Other services (except public administration)
189
Health care and social assistance
172
Accommodation and food services
163
Professional, scientific, and technical services
99
Finance and insurance
91
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
70
Wholesale trade
66
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.