VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	7,078,515	100.0

Male	3,471,895	49.0
Female	3,606,620	51.0

Under 5 years	461,982	6.5
5 to 9 years	495,084	7.0
10 to 14 years	495,955	7.0
15 to 19 years	484,065	6.8
20 to 24 years	480,574	6.8
25 to 34 years	1,036,965	14.6
35 to 44 years	1,200,690	17.0
45 to 54 years	999,256	14.1
55 to 59 years	358,442	5.1
60 to 64 years	273,169	3.9
65 to 74 years	432,456	6.1
75 to 84 years	272,611	3.9
85 years and over	87,266	1.2

Median age (years)	35.7	(X)

18 years and over	5,340,253	75.4
Male	2,582,793	36.5
Female	2,757,460	39.0
21 years and over	5,039,883	71.2
62 years and over	948,784	13.4
65 years and over	792,333	11.2
Male	322,801	4.6
Female	469,532	6.6

RACE
One race	6,935,446	98.0
White	5,120,110	72.3
Black or African American	1,390,293	19.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	21,172	0.3
Asian	261,025	3.7
Asian Indian	48,815	0.7
Chinese	36,966	0.5
Filipino	47,609	0.7
Japanese	9,080	0.1
Korean	45,279	0.6
Vietnamese	37,309	0.5
Other Asian ¹	35,967	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,946	0.1
Native Hawaiian	1,023	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,310	0.0
Samoan	631	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	982	0.0
Some other race	138,900	2.0
Two or more races	143,069	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	5,233,601	73.9
Black or African American	1,441,207	20.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	52,864	0.7
Asian	304,559	4.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9,984	0.1
Some other race	190,308	2.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	7,078,515	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	329,540	4.7
Mexican	73,979	1.0
Puerto Rican	41,131	0.6
Cuban	8,332	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	206,098	2.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,748,975	95.3
White alone	4,965,637	70.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	7,078,515	100.0
In households	6,847,117	96.7
Householder	2,699,173	38.1
Spouse	1,426,044	20.1
Child	1,991,214	28.1
Own child under 18 years	1,561,010	22.1
Other relatives	355,604	5.0
Under 18 years	138,678	2.0
Nonrelatives	375,082	5.3
Unmarried partner	126,365	1.8
In group quarters	231,398	3.3
Institutionalized population	111,484	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	119,914	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,699,173	100.0
Family households (families)	1,847,796	68.5
With own children under 18 years	881,893	32.7
Married-couple family	1,426,044	52.8
With own children under 18 years	645,504	23.9
Female householder, no husband present	320,290	11.9
With own children under 18 years	186,591	6.9
Nonfamily households	851,377	31.5
Householder living alone	676,907	25.1
Householder 65 years and over	216,588	8.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	968,736	35.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	565,204	20.9

Average household size	2.54	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,904,192	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,699,173	92.9
Vacant housing units	205,019	7.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	54,696	1.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,699,173	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,837,939	68.1
Renter-occupied housing units	861,234	31.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.36	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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