The population of Westmoreland county is estimated at 17,659. In 2017 there were 203 births and 211 deaths in Westmoreland county. Westmoreland county has 3,421 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,170 that are owned free and clear and 1,719 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Westmoreland County filed 8,550 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Virginia filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Westmoreland had a combined total federal tax liability of $62,872,000 on earned income of $468,130,000. Other notable statistics from Westmoreland County were 230 unemployment claims which collected a total of $804,000 and 2,240 charitable contributions valued at $10,029,000. 2,370 filings from Westmoreland County paid a combined total of $5,736,000 in property taxes and 2,040 filings paid $15,866,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Westmoreland county had 30 religious congregations with an estimated 7,154 members.
21.1% of the Westmoreland population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 13.6% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 47% of Westmoreland County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 398 votes.
At $50,046 the median income is 70.0% of the Virginia average. An estimated 423 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Westmoreland, the equivalant of around 4.7% of the county population. This represents an increase in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.6%.

Top 15 Industries in Westmoreland County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
560	Manufacturing
415	Retail trade
259	Restaurants and other eating places
238	Health care and social assistance
235	Professional, scientific, and technical services
179	Full-service restaurants
152	Food and beverage stores
104	Architectural, engineering, and related services
89	Gasoline stations
88	Other services (except public administration)
77	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
54	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
54	Building material and supplies dealers
48	Wholesale trade
42	Motor vehicle and parts dealers

In 2018 the average price reduction was 4.37% in Westmoreland County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 22520 and 22443).

In 2018 9.27% of listings in Westmoreland County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 22443 and 22520) dropped their price.

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