Demographic Profile for Powhatan County, Virginia
Powhatan County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 26,598 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 22,615. This growth signifies an increase of 17.6 percent. Powhatan ranks 24 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 576 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Powhatan County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 82.8 percent White, 15.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 16.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Powhatan has decreased in diversity when 17.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Powhatan internationally. The international migration into Powhatan accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Powhatan County, Virginia to be 37.4 years of age. The median age in Powhatan is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.9 years old. With 22.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Powhatan can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 69 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 8.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.
When calculating the total land area, Powhatan encompasses a total area of 261 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 102 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Haywood, NC (102 per sq. mile ), Bowie, TX (102 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, FL (102 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, AL (102 per sq. mile ), Angelina, TX (102 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Powhatan County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 82.8 percent White, 15.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 16.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Powhatan has decreased in diversity when 17.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Powhatan internationally. The international migration into Powhatan accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Powhatan County, Virginia to be 37.4 years of age. The median age in Powhatan is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.9 years old. With 22.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Powhatan can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 69 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 8.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.
When calculating the total land area, Powhatan encompasses a total area of 261 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 102 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Haywood, NC (102 per sq. mile ), Bowie, TX (102 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, FL (102 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, AL (102 per sq. mile ), Angelina, TX (102 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
